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TracePro Applications: Advanced Optical Design Solutions

TracePro is a comprehensive optical design and analysis tool used by engineers and designers across multiple industries to create precise optical systems. Our software suite addresses the complexities of modern optical engineering, including advanced freeform optics and illumination systems, as well as precise medical instruments.

Industry Solutions That Drive Innovation

TracePro’s versatility extends beyond traditional optical design. It is a vital tool for emerging technologies and innovative advancements across industries. From next-generation AR/VR displays to optimized quantum optical systems, TracePro empowers engineers to push boundaries. With advanced simulation capabilities and optimization tools, we help companies revolutionize products and accelerate development timelines. Whether working with established technologies or exploring new frontiers, TracePro provides the foundation for innovation and success.

 
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Versatile Solutions for Every Industry

Whether you're designing automotive lighting systems, developing medical devices, or optimizing solar collectors, TracePro provides the advanced tools and accuracy you need. Our industry-leading simulation capabilities and seamless CAD integration help reduce development time, lower costs, and ensure optimal performance across all applications.

Featured Tracepro Applications

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Light Pipe Design

Light pipes or light guides are commonly used in consumer electronics, avionics, instrument panels, switches, indicators, and display devices. Light pipes are clear, polished plastic devices molded as a single piece, and are used to guide light to where it is needed.

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Lighting

Tracepro offers lighting designers the most accurate and comprehensive design environment available. Lighting system design requires strict adherence to performance criteria, including spatial and angular light distribution, uniformity, intensity, and spectral …

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Aerospace & Defense

OSLO & Tracepro are robust tools for designing and analyzing optical systems for aerospace and defense applications. Both programs have been used to design and analyze many notable NASA optical systems, including: James Webb Space Telescope …

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Automotive

Automotive designers use TracePro to integrate LEDs, HID lamps, and incandescent lighting into cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles. LED-based headlamps are now used on many vehicles. These high-power LED systems must be analyzed to verify performance.

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Display Design

In the world of modern display technology, precision and performance are paramount. TracePro, the industry-standard software for optical modelling, is used by leading display manufacturers to design advanced display systems...

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Consumer Electronics

Tracepro is a powerful software tool for modeling imaging and non-imaging optical devices. Models are created by importing from a CAD program or directly creating the solid geometry. Light rays propagate through the model with portions of the flux of each …

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Medical & Life Sciences

Tracepro facilitates the design and development process by communicating across disciplines including optics, mechanics, materials…

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Stray Light

Due to its generality, Tracepro has been used to simulate optical systems operating at wavelengths ranging from the extreme ultraviolet, through the visible and infrared, to millimeter wavelengths. The intuitive user interface and accurate CAD file import …

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Solar Power

Tracepro Solar Emulator and optimization capabilities have helped manufacturers achieve even greater absorption and collection rates. Optimize your design to boost efficiency using collector optics, textured panels, new material layouts and…

Every optical design project demands specialized solutions. TracePro's flexible architecture help engineers to tackle unique challenges effectively, from medical imaging to lighting systems and solar applications. Our comprehensive toolset ensures precision and reliability while meeting your specific design goals efficiently.

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