LucidShape Enewsletter

March 2021

LucidShape Quick Tip: Using Clipping Planes to Reveal Ray Paths

When you’re analyzing a complex optical design, it’s important to be able to follow the ray paths to observe how rays interact with all relevant shapes. This can be cumbersome to do when surfaces are displayed in Wireframe, but if you switch to Shaded display, the shaded geometry blocks your view into the simulation model.

Did you know that it’s possible to see the light flow inside your design in Shaded mode? Of course it is – with a clipping plane!

  • Create one or more clipping planes to clip away any geometry obstructing your view without affecting your model or its ray tracing properties.
  • Combine interactive ray trace with a clipping plane to “cut” your geometry open and get a good look inside.
  • If you want to keep the clipping plane in the model to use repeatedly, you can make it invisible until you need it again.

To create a LucidShape clipping plane, select the menu Geometry > Create Clipping Plane.

LucidShape Clipping Plane | Synopsys

LucidShape Lite Version 2020.12 Now Available

We are pleased to announce that version 2020.12 of LucidShape Lite is now available.

Key improvements include:

Human Eye Vision Image

  • Use the enhanced HEVI tone mapping algorithm to compute the most physically accurate photorealistic images.
  • Improve productivity with the simplified HEVI tone mapping feature, now requiring fewer presets to obtain high quality images.

Extended IIHS Headlight Benchmark

  • Evaluate designs against the enhanced IIHS safety benchmark with additional parameters.

Software and License File Instructions

Direct-Sales Customers

To order a new license of LucidShape Lite, please contact the Synopsys Optical Solutions Group Sales Team at optics@synopsys.com.

To update your current version of LucidShape Lite, go to the Synopsys SolvNetPlus website to obtain the latest software and license keys:

  • License key: This LucidShape Lite release requires version 2020.12 license keys. You can download license keys from the SolvNetPlus SmartKeys page at https://solvnet.synopsys.com/SmartKeys

To learn more about navigating SolvNetPlus to obtain software and license keys, see the Installation Guide for LucidShape Products or view our SolvNetPlus overview video.


Distributor Customers

For customers working with distributors, please contact your local LucidShape software distributor. See the Synopsys Optical Solutions Group Global Contacts page for contact information. If your country is not listed on the Global Contacts page, please contact us at lucidshape_support@synopsys.com for instructions.

For More Information

See the LucidShape Release Notes on our Customer Support Portal.

If you have any questions about features in this release, please contact lucidshape_support@synopsys.com.

LucidShape Training

Register for our basic and advanced LucidShape training courses.

LucidShape Basic Training
March 22–26, 2021
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

1:00 p.m.  – 5:00 p.m. Central European Time

 

July 19–23, 2021
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Central European Time

LucidShape Advanced Training
April 6–9, 2021
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

2:00 p.m.  – 6:00 p.m. Central European Time

 

July 26–29, 2021
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Central European Time

Helpful Resources

Visit our Customer Support Portal for online documentation and on-demand Tech Talk recordings.

Calendar

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

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