CODE V Enewsletter

January 2019

CODE V 11.2 Service Release (SR1) Available Now

We are pleased to announce that CODE V 11.2 Service Release 1 (SR1) is now available with the following updates.

  • New material catalog for Heraeus Quarzglas Fused Silica materials (_HERAEUS)
  • New material catalog for Mitsui & Co. Plastics, Ltd., APEL polymers (_MITSUI)
  • Updates to the Hoya and Ohara optical glass catalogs
  • Several bug fixes

For more details about these and other updates, refer to the CODE V 11.2 SR1 readme file available on SolvNet.

Software and License File Instructions

Direct-Sales Customers 

Software and license keys for CODE V direct-sales customers are available on the Synopsys SolvNet website. 

  • CODE V product software: You can download CODE V at http://solvnet.synopsys.com/DownloadCenter.

  • License key: CODE V 11.2 SR1 will continue to use version 11.2 license codes. If you have not previously installed CODE V 11.2, you will need to procure a new license file from SolvNet. You can download license keys from the SmartKeys page on SolvNet at https://solvnet.synopsys.com/SmartKeys

  • Brief instructions for installing CODE V 11.2 SR1 are available in the readme file that you can download from SolvNet. Complete instructions for installing CODE V are available in the CODE V Installation Guide.

  • To learn more about navigating SolvNet to obtain CODE V software and license keys, view our SolvNet overview video.

 

Distributor Customers 

For customers working with distributors, you will continue to obtain your software and license keys from your local CODE V software distributor. See the Synopsys Optical Solutions Group Global Contacts page for contact information. If your country is not listed on the Distributors page referenced above, please contact us at codev_support@synopsys.com for instructions. 

Glass Catalog Updates

Updates to the CODE V material database are now available for download from https://www.synopsys.com/optical-solutions/support/support-glass-catalog.html. Download links and installation instructions can be found on this page. For information about glasses affected by this update, refer to the History of CODE V Glass Database Changes on our website.

Please note that the glass catalog files are not compatible with CODE V version 11.0 or earlier.

CODE V Textbook Raffle

Stop by our booth at #1259 and drop your business card with us for a daily raffle. We'll be drawing one winner per day to win the "Designing Optics Using CODE V" textbook by Donald O'Shea, Professor Emeritus of Georgia Institute of Technology, and Julie Bentley, Associate Professor of Optics at University of Rochester.

You can also obtain your copy from the SPIE bookstore online or at the show. The book demonstrates how to design optical systems using CODE V, from lens definition to the description and evaluation of lens errors and onto the improvement of lens performance. 

Calendar of Events

For the latest event calendar, please go to our Events page.