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Optimization Utility for TracePro
Adhere to methodical design process - quickly generate starting designs and test design alternatives
Shorten the product development cycle by automating design iteration steps
Validate final design iteration and performance to reach product specifications quickly Optimizing Lighting and Illumination Systems
Modeling lighting and illumination systems is a complex task that is facilitated with automated algorithms that systematically vary the model’s geometric parameters to achieve optimum illumination distributions. These algorithms allow users to quickly generate starting designs, test design alternatives, and validate the final design iteration and its performance criteria.
TracePro Optimization Utilityis a non-sequential optimization module that uses TracePro’s DDE interaface and Scheme macro language to transfer information back and forth between the utility and TracePro. The utility consists of several components to step you through the design process.
 The optimizer features a toolbox with 4 main functions. A sketch utility to digitize in an idea using both line, spline and conic segments to create the initial starting design. An interactive raytracer to verify and improve the design. An object function to add more parts and modify parts in the design. Finally, a bitmap utility to use captured images as a start to any design. Further this utility features a drag and drop interface to move objects and modify control points and segments into place.
The optimizer also features a property editor to define optical properties and specify exact locations of each segment and control point. Control points can be specified exactly, as a variable, or a pickup of any other control point. Multiple targets with weights can be used during any optimization.
To define a merit function the user has complete control of 5 different operand types, flux, CIE (x,y) CIE (u,v), Irradiance Profile and Candela profile. Each operand can be used in combination with any other operand. Targets can be digitized in to specify angular intensity profiles, irradiance profiles and color targets.
All functions of the optimizer utility work with only the TracePro Standard and Expert edtions. |
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