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CODE V Enewsletter
April 2016
CODE V 10.8 Service Release 1 Is Available For Download
We are pleased to announce that CODE V® 10.8 Service Release 1 (SR1) is now available for download at https://solvnet.synopsys.com/downloadcenter.
License Codes Note: CODE V 10.8 SR1 will continue to use version 10.8 license codes. If you already have CODE V 10.8 installed, see the Installation Instructions below for details about installing your license file for the SR1. If you have not previously installed CODE V 10.8, you will need to procure a new license file from SolvNet.
Glass Catalog Updates in CODE V 10.8 SR1
The CODE V 10.8 Service Release 1 (SR1) includes glass catalog updates that were delivered on the Synopsys OSG website in January 2016. For a complete list of the glass catalog updates, see https://www.synopsys.com/optical-solutions/support/support-glass-catalog.html.
Issues Resolved in CODE V 10.8 SR1
This service release corrects several issues, including the following:
- Unexpected behavior introduced in CODE V 10.8 related to the order of operations when starting CODE V.
- The (ASH) and (ALB) Macro-PLUS database items returned the wrong value when used with a Z-qualifier, but no A-qualifier.
- A Macro-PLUS read prompt (RPR) with more than 84-characters could freeze CODE V.
- Interferogram files (INT) using nearest neighbor interpolation (NNB) along with no-data values (NDA) could have unexpected results.
- Private catalog dispersion coefficients (PVC) were incorrectly listed for materials defined using Sellmeier (SLM) or Glass Manufacturer Sellmeier (GMS) equation types.
- 3D Visualization (V3D) could freeze CODE V for systems with inconsistent aperture definitions (e.g., CIR Sk 15; CIR Sk EDG .0001).
- Field Curve (FIE) plotted output was suppressed when scan linearity analysis (LIN) was requested.
- Field Map Analysis (FMA) where the default minimum and maximum plot scales could be set to the same values, leading to data display problems.
- Messaging has been improved if Image Simulation (IMS) ray tracing fails for a synthesized (non-LDM) field.
- Illumination Analysis (LUM) could freeze if users did not specify any rays to be traced.
- Optimization with the "Fill Aperture on surface" control (FAP) could result in ray tracing instabilities for the reference rays.
- The TRA_1FLD() Macro-PLUS function could cause CODE V to freeze for a system with a zoomed focal surface (FOC).
- The (EXP Fk) Macro-PLUS database item could be incorrect for systems with a tilted, decentered, or curved image surface.
- Supplied sample macros GHOST_VIEW.SEQ & SETVIG.SEQ have been updated.
Please refer to the CODE V 10.8 SR1 readme file, which is available on SolvNet, for more details about these fixes and other updates included in the release.
Installation Instructions
To install CODE V 10.8 SR1:
- Log on to your computer as a user with local administrator privileges.
- Download the CODEV108SR1.EXE from SolvNet.
- Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the directory where CODEV108SR1.EXE was downloaded and double-click on CODEV108SR1.EXE.
- This launches the WinZip Self-Extractor dialog; press Setup.
- Fixed license users: the first time you open CODE V 10.8 SR1, it will request a license file.
- If you previously had installed CODE V 10.8 FCS, click the Install License button in the License Manager Error dialog, which will launch the Fixed License Installer Utility. Browse to Libraries > Documents > CODE V 10.8 (which is C:\Users\Public\Documents\CODE V 10.8) and select the license.dat file.
- Floating license users: enter the name of your license server during the installation of CODE V 10.8 SR1.
- If you had not previously installed CODE V 10.8 FCS, you will need to procure a new license file from SolvNet.