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Join Us for the Next LucidShape User Group Meeting
October 4 and 6, 2021
2:30–4:30 p.m. CET (8:30–10:30 a.m. ET)
Join Synopsys Optical Solutions in October for our annual LucidShape User Group Meeting. Attend to learn new design tips and techniques that will help you with your projects. During our virtual user group meeting, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and share ideas with the Synopsys Optical Solutions staff and our user community. The two days of the meeting each offer a unique set of presentations; we encourage you to attend both days.
Registration is open! Once you register, a confirmation will be sent to you, and the Zoom link will be sent before the meeting.
New Application Example
A new LucidShape CAA application example, the Virtual Goniometer, is now available. This application example demonstrates how to use a virtual optical measurement bench (goniophotometer) to measure the optical response of a surface. The data can then be converted into a BSDF file which you can use in LucidShape CAA. You can use this virtual goniometer to take the measurements of:
- Geometry-based surface data, such as data from a microscope
- Complex layered structures, such as metallic lacquer with clear coating
- Combo-Actors, such as white or colored plastics
The model and its documentation can be downloaded from the Customer Support Portal.
Removal of the LucidShape Measured BSDF Library
On November 1, 2021, we will be removing the LucidShape Measured BSDF Library from the Customer Support Portal. This library has been replaced by the SmartStart Library and has not been maintained for over one year. All the measurements are now in the SmartStart Library, as well as many newer measurements.
The current library will be available to download at the link below until November 1, 2021. After this date, customers with perpetual licenses will be able to request copies of the library for three years, until November 1, 2024. To request copies of the archived files, you can contact support at lucidshape_support@synopsys.com.
About the SmartStart Library
The LucidShape Measured BSDF Library has been replaced by the SmartStart Library. The SmartStart Library is a licensed module available for LucidShape and LucidShape CAA. It is a curated database of optical data for plastics and glasses, as well as BSDF data for diffusers, reflectors, and mold textures. It includes the datasets previously in the LucidShape Measured BSDF Library as well as hundreds of plastics and glasses. Many of the refractive mold texture datasets in the previous library have been updated in the SmartStart library to provide better correlation between simulation and measurement for a wider range of designs, including light pipes with total internal reflection (TIR) at the textured surface.
In addition to the current datasets, SmartStart Library licensees also receive access to a no-additional-cost measurement queue. If your design requires data for a commercially available plastic, glass, diffuser, etc. that is not currently in the library, licensees may request that it be added. Synopsys will procure samples, measure the optical properties, and add the dataset to the library at no cost to the licensee. Library requests can be made by sending an email to osg-libraries@synopsys.com.
Student Optical Design Competition 2021 Winners
Students from the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Columbia University, the University of Arizona, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the University of Rochester received awards for their entries in the 2021 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition.
On-Demand Resources
Current customers can access LucidShape 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 Synopsys webinars, videos, material libraries and more.
Check out the following presentations on-demand:
- MacroFocal Freeform Design Feature for Reflectors and Lenses in LucidShape CAA V5 Based
- LucidShape CAA V5 Based 2021 Design and Visualization
- LucidShape CAA V5 Based 2021.06 New Features
- Introduction to Spectral Simulation in LucidShape
- Ray Deviation Correction for Cover Lenses
- C-NCAP Benchmark for LucidShape
- The Effect of Coordinate Axis Choice in LucidShape and LucidShape CAA
Upcoming Events
Times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and Central European Summer Time (CEST).
User Group Meeting
LucidShape User Group Meeting (Europe)
October 4 & 6, 2021
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. CEST
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Training
LucidShape Basic Training (Europe & North America)
October 4–8, 2021; 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT (2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. CEST)
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LucidShape Discovery Training (Europe)
October 6, 2021; 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CEST
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LucidShape Advanced Training (Europe)
October 11–14, 2021; 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT (2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. CEST)
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LucidShape CAA V5 Based Introduction Training (Europe)
November 9–12, 2021; 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CEST
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LucidShape CAA V5 Based Advanced Training (Europe)
December 14-17, 2021; 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. CEST
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Training
LucidShape Basic Training (Europe & North America)
October 4–8, 2021; 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT (2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. CEST)
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LucidShape Discovery Training (Europe)
October 6, 2021; 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CEST
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LucidShape Advanced Training (Europe)
October 12–14, 2021; 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT (2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. CEST)
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LucidShape CAA V5 Based Discovery Training (Europe)
November 3, 2021; 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CET
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LucidShape CAA V5 Based Introduction Training (Europe)
November 9–12, 2021; 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. CET
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LucidShape Discovery Training (Europe)
December 8, 2021; 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CET
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LucidShape CAA V5 Based Advanced Training (Europe)
December 14–17, 2021; 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. CET
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Tech Talks
LucidShape CAA - New Features of the Light Guide Designer
October 12, 2021; 10:00–11:00 a.m. EDT (4:00–5:00 p.m. CEST)
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LucidShape CAA- Ways to Achieve Homogeneity in Light Guides
November 2, 2021; 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET (4:00–5:00 p.m. CET)
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LucidShape: US NCAP Benchmark
December 7, 2021; 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET (4:00–5:00 p.m. CET)
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