TracePro classes are four-hour, instructor-led, online courses that are a mixture of lecture and hands-on examples. A digital copy of the course notes will be supplied. Attendees wishing to complete the examples during the class must provide their own TracePro license.

TracePro 101 – Introduction to TracePro

Designed for new users, this class is a great starting point for using TracePro and getting useful results right away. In the examples we will develop a model from beginning to end, model creation to final analysis.

Session 1, 13 September, 2022

10:00-12:00 EDT, 16:00-18:00 CEST

Introduction to TracePro

• TracePro user interface
• TracePro menus
• TracePro help

Modeling in TracePro

• Importing models from CAD
• Importing lens design files
• Making models in TracePro

Applying properties

• Types of properties in TracePro
• Applying properties to objects and surfaces

Defining sources

• Source types: Grid Source, Surface Source Properties, Ray/file sources

Session 2, 14 September, 2022

10:00-12:00 EDT, 16:00-18:00 CEST

Raytracing

• Raytrace modes: Analysis and Simulation modes
• Running raytraces

Analyzing results

• Radiometry and Photometry terms
• Analysis tools in TracePro including:
• Irradiance/Illuminance Maps. Candela Plots, Luminance/Radiance Maps, and others
• Photorealistic Rendering

TracePro 102 – TracePro: Beyond The Basics

Pre-requisite TracePro 101 or some experience with the program. Topics include custom properties, user settings and specialized tools such as Importance Sampling, Diffraction and Polarization with an introduction to Macro Programming with Scheme.

Session 1, 20 September, 2022

10:00-12:00 EDT, 16:00-18:00 CEST

Making custom properties in TracePro

• TracePro property editors
• Utilities in TracePro for making custom properties

User settings in TracePro

• Raytrace settings
• User preferences
• Default and custom settings

Session 2, 21 September, 2022

10:00-12:00 EDT, 16:00-18:00 CEST

Specialized tools in TracePro

• Importance Sampling
• Diffraction
• Polarization

Macro programming with Scheme

• Introduction to the Scheme macro language
• Macro recorder

Courses are given online in English. A link to the GoToMeeting meeting room will be sent by email one day prior to course start. A training certificate will confirm your course completion. To register, please fill in and submit this form along with payment.