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LucidShape Demos

LucidShape demos are presentations which illustrate the main functionalities of LucidShape. These demos can be used as introductory tutorials on different topcis. Applications on main topics like reflector or refractor design or data exchange are also available. These presentations are stored in ShockWave Flash format. One can navigate through this presentation (stop, rewind, back, forward) by using the progress bar tool items.

LucidShape Introduction

• An introduction to frequently-used concepts of Computer Aided Lighting with LucidShape, i.e. a simulation with an imported CAD model.
  

LucidShape LightSources

• An introduction to the creation of light sources with LucidShape.
  

LucidShape Lit Appearance

• Demo of how a lit appearance can be achieved on a reflector.
  

LucidRemote

• Demo of a simulation with several computers.
  

Ray History Sensor

• The ray history sensor can be used to display rays in the Geo view which derives from a particular region in the light intensity distribution.
  
• How to create a volume sensor
• How to create a light flow sensor

LucidShape Applications

MF Automotive Low Beam Reflector Creation

• Shows the basic steps to create a MF (macrofocal) automotive low beam reflector.
  

MF Automotive High Beam Reflector Creation

• The creation of an automotive high beam reflector with round grid edges and a spot light-like beam pattern.
  

MF Automotive Reflector Creation

• Samples of different MF (macrofocal) automotive reflectors (high beam, signal beam, motor cycle).
  

PES Systems

• Introduction to the creation of PES projector type headlamps. PES is the abbreviation for Poly Ellipsoid Systems.
  

PS Reflector Creation

• PS (Procedural Surface) reflector creation.
  

PS Rotational Reflector

• An application demo which shows the creation of a rotational PS reflector.
  

PS Refractor Creation

• An application demo which shows the creation of a PS (Procedural Surface) refractor.
  

LED PCS Concentrators

• An application demo of a PCS (poly curve system) concentrators and LED emitter.
  

High Beam Temperature Analysis

• An application demo which simulates filament images on a plastic lens with temperature analysis for a high beam headlamp.
• How to use ray deviation and checkerboard
• Make Offset Surface with ray deviation
• How to use collimator TIR lens for light guide
• How to use FF lamps with axis patterns
• How to create cover lens optic with MF lens
• How to create reflector for p21w light source

LucidShape Spectral Simulation

Prism Dispersion

• Simulates the spectral dispersion due to a prism. It also serves as an introduction to spectral simulation with LucidShape.
  

3 Disks Color Mix

• Simulates 3 disk emitter (blue, green, red) and converts the result into RGB.
  

PES Headlamp Color Dispersion

• Simulates the color dispersion of a PES headlamp for different shutter positions.

Data Exchange Demos

CATIA Transfer Demo (new)

• An Introduction to the CAD data exchange between LucidShape and CATIA and vice versa.
  

CATIA Transfer Demo

• An Introduction to the CAD data exchange between LucidShape and CATIA and vice versa.
  

Rhino Transfer Demo

• An Introduction to the CAD data exchange between LucidShape und Rhinoceros.

LucidShape Lens Demos

Lens Demo 1

• Shows the creation of a projector type lens.
  

Lens Demo 2

• Shows the creation of an aspherical lens.
  

Lens Demo 3

• Shows the creation of a lens of type free form varo Fresnel.

LucidDrive® Demos

LucidDrive demos are presentations which illustrate the main functionalities of LucidDrive. These demos can be used as introductory tutorials on different topcis. Applications on main topics like reflector or refractor design or data exchange are also available. These presentations are stored in ShockWave Flash format. One can navigate through this presentation (stop, rewind, back, forward) by using the progress bar tool items.

LucidDrive movies are real-time videos of LucidDrive. They are stored as wmv (lower resolution with description) or avi files (higher resolution without description).

Introduction to LucidDrive

• A presentation of the main functionalities of LucidDrive.
  

LucidDrive - How To

• An introduction to the menu items: LampSwitch, Driving, Configurations and Roads.
  

LucidDrive - Headlamps

• An introduction to the Headlamps dialog.
  

LucidDrive - Settings

• An introduction to the menu items:Settings and RoadProperties.
  

LucidDrive - RoadEditor

• An introduction to the road editor of LucidDrive.
  

Beam comparison

• Beam comparison using headlamps with different colors.
  

Small Measuring Region

• Shows a driving simulation when the measuring region is too narrow, i.e. the angular size of the light intensity distribution file is too small.

LucidDrive Movies

LucidDrive Skyline Movie

Automotive Night Driving Simulation with low and high beam pattern and a skyline.

• Lower resolution 720 x 576 pixel with description (3 MB)
• Higher resolution 1024 x 768 pixel without description (8 MB)

LucidDrive Low Beam Movie

Automotive Night Driving Simulation with different "bad designed" low beam pattern.

• Lower resolution 720 x 576 pixel with description (3 MB)
• Higher resolution 1024 x 768 pixel without description (12 MB)
  

Motorcycle Drive Movie

Driving Simulation with realistic motorcycle behavior, low and high beam pattern.

• Lower resolution 720 x 576 pixel with description (3 MB)
• Higher resolution 1024 x 768 pixel without description (11 MB)
  

Motorcycle Dynamic Drive Movie

Motor cycle dynamic driving simulation. The first part of the movie is without dynamic, the second part with dynamic drive. In the dynamic drive modus, the beam pattern is adapted according to the roll angle of the motor cycle.

• Lower resolution 720 x 576 pixel with description (4 MB)
• Higher resolution 1024 x 768 pixel without description (14 MB)
  

AFS Drive Movie

Example of how AFS (Advanced Frontlighting System) can be simulated with LucidDrive.

• Lower resolution 720 x 576 pixel with description (3 MB)
• Higher resolution 1024 x 768 pixel without description (16 MB)
  

Colored Beam Pattern Movie

Example of colored beam pattern (low beam, high beam, fog lamp) in different views.

• Lower resolution 720 x 576 pixel with description (3 MB)
• Higher resolution 1024 x 768 pixel without description (16 MB)
  

Snow Drive Movie

LucidDrive in a winter scape.

• Lower resolution 720 x 576 pixel with description (5 MB)
• Higher resolution 1024 x 768 pixel without description (18 MB)
  

Airbus 320 Flight

• Video 1 - Airbus
• Video 2 - Airbus - Driver View
• Video 3 - Airbus - Pedestrian View
• Video 4 - Airbus - Upper View
  

LucidDrive Downtown night drive

• A nice scenic drive through the new downtown sceneries of LucidDrive including isolux lines. (7 MB)

Lit Appearance Examples

The Lit Appearance functionality of LucidShape allows the optical engineer to visualize his designs. The Luminance Camera renders photo-like images.

• Taillight Tunnel-look 1 (Beta Picture)
• Taillight Tunnel-look 2 (Beta Picture)
• Taillight Tunnel-look 3 (Beta Picture)
• Taillight Tunnel-look PRS (Beta Video)
• Diffuser lens headlamp (Picture)
• Diffuser lens headlamp PRS (Beta Picture)
• Diffuser lens headlamp false color (Video)
• Diffuser lens headlamp (Video)
• Reflector (Picture)
• Reflector (Video)
• Phillips mini HID (Picture)
• Phillips mini HID (Video)
• PCS Projector module (Picture)
• PCS Projector module (Video)
• Volume Scattering (Picture)
• Volume Scattering (Video)
• Volume Scattering 2 (Picture)
• Volume Scattering 2 (Video)
• Taillight white (Picture)
• Taillight white (Video)
• Taillight red (Picture)
• Taillight red (Video)
• Geometric Objects (Picture)
• Geometric Objects (Video)
• Chandelier (Picture)Chandelier (Picture)
• Chandelier (Video)
• Interior (Picture)
• Interior (Video)

LucidShape Presentations

• LucidShape - Computer Aided Lighting
• CAD Data Conversion