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18.9 release notesDecember 2018

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Contents

1. Improvements to loading OpticStudio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

1.1 Added support for optical components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

1.2 Support for conversion of off-axis components to non-sequential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

2. Usability and Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

2.1 Run Multiple Ray traces in multi-configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

2.2 Performance improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

3. Bug fixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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1. Improvements to loading OpticStudio files 1.1 Added support for optical componentsLoad a wider range of OpticStudio files into LensMechanix

LensMechanix now supports the Compound lens, Boolean Native object, and components that convert to Grid Sag. When loading an OpticStudio file, LensMechanix creates the component geometry of the supported components after the conversion to non-sequential. Below is a description of the supported components.

Compound lens: The compound lens object is a non-sequential object that support complex combinations of surfaces and apertures on the front and back faces of a lens. The compound lens object references two parent surfaces. The supported parent surface objects include: Standard Surface, Aspheric Surface, Toroidal Surface, Toroidal Odd Asphere, Zernike Surface, Biconic Surface, Biconic Zernike Surface, Extended Polynomial Surface, and Grid Sag Surface. Additional surfaces can be upon request.

Boolean Native object: The Boolean native object is a non-sequential object that uses a faster and more accurate ray tracing algorithm than the previously used Boolean object.

Grid Sag: Some sequential surfaces and components that do not convert directly to a non-sequential object convert to a 64x64 Grid Sag surface. A Grid Sag is an object whose shape is defined by a rectangular array of points. These points are defined in OpticStudio. Surfaces that exist as Grid Sag in sequential mode currently don’t convert to Grid Sag.

1.2 Convert and load off-axis components Load OpticStudio files with off-axis components, such as reflective systems

With support of the Grid Sag component, you can load optical systems that have off-axis lenses, mirrors with finite substrates, surfaces with decentered apertures, and more complex aspheric surfaces.

Sequential file in OpticStudio

Non-sequential file in LensMechanix

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2. Usability and Performance2.1 Run Multiple Ray traces in multi-configuration filesRun multiple ray traces for all configurations with fewer clicks

You now have the option of running multiple ray traces for all configurations with fewer clicks. In previous versions, you had to create a prototype for each configuration and run a ray trace for an individual configuration. You can now select the configurations that you want to run a ray trace for and see results for the different configurations faster than before.

After you’ve loaded a multi-configuration file, you can access the different configurations through the Configuration Manager in SOLIDWORKS. Create a prototype for each configuration. Then click Run Ray Trace. In the dialog box, select the configurations you want to run a ray trace for.

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2.2 Performance improvements Experience performance improvements with large assemblies

Loading times and assembly responsiveness has been improved while working with large SOLIDWORKS assemblies. Performance improvements were seen with assemblies of up to 750 components.

Note: LensMechanix does not support components that are set to Lightweight mode in SOLIDWORKS. Ensure that Lightweight mode is disabled when using LensMechanix.

3. Bug fixesLensMechanix 18.9 for SOLIDWORKS includes the following bug fixes

• While working with assemblies of up to 250 parts, some optical components were missing when the file was reopened.

• When an assembly was reopened after a crash, all components were outside of the computational domain. The crash and the computational domain have both been fixed.

• When loading non-sequential files, rays were emanating from the Lambertian source.

• SOLIDWORKS crashed when opening a file that contained a 100x100 MEMS object. When opening smaller MEMS files, the of the angles defined in the MEMS were not loaded correctly.

• When using the fold mirror tool, mechanical components could not be selected as references.

• The Update OpticStudio file function was freezing and failing.

• When using the Update OpticStudio File function, some components were missing or positioned incorrectly.

• Rays and Optical Performance Summary results were not visible when tracing through the Odd Asphere lens.

• ISO 10110 drawings were not being created while not working in the Japanese version of SOLIDWORKS.

• Adding a fold mirror was causing some components to become transparent.

• While using the fold mirror tool, components excluded from the computational domain could not be selected as references.

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