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LightTools Enewsletter
December 2019
Webinar: New Features in the LightTools 9.0 Release Candidate
This webinar will cover the new features in the LightTools 9.0 Release Candidate (RC). To read highlights about the features in this release, see the November LightTools Enews.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
10:00 a.m. PDT (2:00 p.m. EDT)
Duration: 1 hour
LightTools Survey
Take the LightTools User Survey to let us know how we can improve your product experience! The survey should take about 12-15 minutes to complete. Respondents to the survey have the option to receive a Synopsys umbrella or portable USB charging bank as a token of our appreciation.
Modeling Diffuse Plastics
There is a glowing trend in illumination optics: diffuse plastics. A stroll down the aisles of an auto show or even the lighting aisle of a home improvement store can prove that the modern aesthetic requires almost every type of light to have a smooth lit and unlit appearance. And why not? Diffuse plastics give optical designers the ability to sculpt light in three dimensions. Utilizing diffuse plastics in optical design has become mainstream, and the possibilities are nearly endless.
If you’d like to learn more about modeling diffuse plastics, check out our new white paper on our website.
Design Competition
Students are invited to enter an optical design class assignment or thesis work completed during the 2019-2020 academic year using LightTools. Entries are due June 15, 2020. Awards totaling $10,000 will be granted. Enter your project today!
Customer Support Portal
Current customers can access LightTools resources and content at any time on our Customer Support Portal (https://opticsportal.synopsys.com). Access training materials, user group presentations, recordings of previously held webinars, videos, material libraries, and more.
Customers can check out the following presentations:
- Modeling a Double Glan-Taylor Polarizer Using Birefringence
- Finding and Controlling Stray and Unwanted Light
- Designing LiDAR with CODE V and LightTools
- Effective Usage of the Freeform Design Features
- Interplay of Freeform Tailoring and Tolerancing
- Modeling Diffuse Plastics in LightTools
- User Group Webinar Recordings
Libraries:
- Documentation and tutorials
- Measured BSDF Library
- Recently added: 3 new Covestro Makrofol DE diffusers
- LightTools Material Library
Quick Tips and FAQs:
If you haven’t already registered for access to the Customer Support Portal, consider registering for an account today!
When your account is activated, an email will be sent to you to confirm your login information. Please note that there will be a delayed response during the holiday period (December 25, 2019 to January 2, 2020).
Holiday Technical Support
From December 25, 2019 to January 1, 2020, please allow for a delayed response to your request for LightTools technical support. Our technical support will be very limited during this time and will be available only by e-mail.
We will resume business as usual and will respond to product support and general inquiries on January 2, 2020. You can contact us via e-mail at lighttools_support@synopsys.com.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. In countries where we have international representatives, you can contact distributors directly. Please see the list of global contacts on our website.
Calendar of Events
For the latest event calendar, please go to our Events page.