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The LINOS 

Optics 

Software 

Optics Software

The LINOS Optics Software 

LINOS offers a well-balanced spectrum of 

optics software, including: 

WinLens: a powerful and easy-to-use simulation 

program for optical imaging systems. LI- 

NOS has been developing and marketing 

WinLens for 15 years now. The designers at 

LINOS have many years of experience in the 

simulation, analysis, optimization and tolerancing 

of optical systems, and this expertise 

is reflected in the continuous development 

of the software. 

TracePro: an optomechanical construction 

software from Lambda Research Corporation, 

a versatile tool with an intuitive user interface. 

TracePro can be used to model the 

diffusion of light in optomechanical systems, 

enabling users to analyze characteristics like 

absorption, light scattering, polarizing and 

fluorescence effects quickly and easily. 

OptiBelPro: an auxiliary tool for automatic 

optimization of TracePro models. 

LINOS quality criteria: 

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Special features: 

The WinLens Basic and PreDesigner 

programs are available for 

download free of charge from 

www.winlens.de. 

Databases of LINOS singlets and 

LINOS achromatic lenses are integrated 

in WinLens and TracePro. 

Ideal areas of application: 

Simulation, analysis and optimization 

of optical systems; light-scatter 

analysis; technical drawings. 

• Many years of experience in optical 

design 

• User-friendly design programs 

• Continuous software development 

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Optics Software 

WinLens ____________________________________ 

Software package WinLens 3D 586 

WinLens, Freeware 588 

WinLens TM 3D / WinLens TM Basic 589 

Tolerancer 591 

Glass Manager 592 

Material Editor 593 

PreDesigner 594 

"Lens Design Elements" 595 

TracePro ____________________________________ 

Features, Highlights, General Information 596 

TracePro ® , Comparison Tables 598 

TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks 602 

TracePro CAD File Translators 602 

TracePro Maintenance and 

Support Subscriptions 603 

TracePro Training Programs 603 

OptiBelPro __________________________________ 

OptiBelPro Optimization Tool for TracePro 604 

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WinLens 3D 

Tolerancer 

Software package WinLens 3D 

For PCs running Microsoft Windows TM ; 

includes 4 programs: 

WinLens TM 3D 

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Tolerancer 

•• 

Glass Manager 

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Material Editor 

The WinLens TM 3D software suite 

requires a license (license file), the cost of 

which is included in the purchase price of 

the software. 

Software package WinLens 3D 

In addition to the software package 

G30 2020 000, the following programs 

areavailable free of charge: 

•• 

WinLens TM Basic 

•• 

PreDesigner 

•• 

Lens Library 

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Software package WinLens TM 3D Tilt and decenter G30 2020 000 

• Software for professional optical 

design 

• Ideal tool for developing components 

and systems 

• Meaningful charts and tables for 

analyzing optical systems 

• Suitable both for LINOS components 

(lenses, achromatic lenses, prisms, etc.) 

and for customer-specific components 

and systems 

• Powerful optimization routine using 

relative defects 

• Comprehensive engineering features 

• Simulations of on-axis and folded 

systems 

• For tolerancing the construction 

parameters of optical on-axis systems 

• Statistical analysis of production 

tolerances 

• Analyze the sensitivity of individual 

parameters 

• Ideal tool for development and 

production of optical systems; can help 

reduce costs 

• Create ISO 10110 drawings 

Glass Manager 

• Optical glass database of products 

from all leading suppliers 

• Glass catalog data clearly laid out in 

tables and charts 

• Sort and search for all types of glass 

• Enter search criteria to select glass 

• Vital tool for development and 

production of optical components and 

systems 

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• Efficient tool for creating, editing and 

managing data on special optical 

materials 

• Record all data related to user-specific 

materials 

• Automatically update the material 

databases in WinLens TM 3D, 

Tolerancer and Glass Manager 

• • For more information, manuals, 

downloads and updates visit our 

website www.winlens.de 

• Minimum PC configuration: 

Pentium Processor (300 MHz minimum) 

/ 64 MB RAM 

SVGA monitor (800x600 minimum) 

30 MB free disc space 

Windows TM 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP 



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WinLens, Freeware 

•• 

In addition to the software package 

G30 2020 000, the following programs 

areavailable free of charge: 

WinLens 

WinLens TM 3D 

Basic 

PreDesigner 

Lens Library 




• Freeware version of the WinLens TM 3D 

optical design program 

• For component and system 

development 

• Informative charts and tables for 

analyzing optical systems 

• Suitable both for LINOS components 

(lenses, achromatic lenses, prisms, etc.) 

and for customer-specific components 

and systems 

• Ideal educational tool for training in 

technical optics 

• Freeware for determination and 

display of basic optical system 

characteristics 

• For preselection of system parameters 

• Useful in a variety of fields, such as 

photography, metrology and image 

processing 

• Valuable training and educational tool 

• Free database of optical systems and 

special components (LINOS products) 

for use with WinLens TM 

• Additional comprehensive lens library 

with systems from specialized journals 

and patent literature 

• Includes a selection of sample systems 

based on standard components 

• Minimum PC configuration: 

Pentium Processor (300 MHz minimum) 

/ 64 MB RAM 

SVGA monitor (800x600 minimum) 

30 MB free disc space 

Windows TM 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP 

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WinLens TM 3D / WinLens TM Basic 

WinLens 3D 

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For more information, manuals, 



System 

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Spherical and aspherical surfaces 

(rotationally symmetric, surface 

description also with standardized 

coefficients and Zernike coefficients) 

•• 

Cylindrical and toric surfaces 

•• 

Glass blocks and diaphragms 

•• 

Surface coatings (LINOS coatings) 

•• 

Media between components (air, 

water, special media) 

•• 

Mirrors with and without central bore 

holes 

•• 

Zoom systems (multiple configurations) 

•• 

Thin lens layout for pre-designs and 

starting systems (paraxial approach) * 

Parameters 

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Object and image positions 

•• 

Object and image sizes 

•• 

Magnification 

•• 

Aperture (numerical apertures, pupil 

radii, aperture radius, f-stop) 

•• 

Wavelengths 

•• 

Define media in object and image 

space (air, water, glass, special media) 

•• 

Radius of image curvature 

•• 

Defocussing 


* These functions are not available in 

the WinLens TM Basic edition. 


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Analysis 

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Analyses for any wavelength 

•• 

Lens drawing with beams (optional 

data output in DXF file) 

•• 

Basic optical data: 

- Paraxial data (focal point, cardinal 

points and pupil positions) 

- Paraxial ray tracing 

•• 

System data in table form 

•• 

Basic data on individual surfaces, 

elements and components 

•• 

Lens form analysis: ray heigths, edge 

separations * 

•• 

Form analysis of aspherical surfaces * 

•• 

Lens weight 

•• 

Internal absorption loss 

•• 

Transmission 

•• 

Sensitivity analysis with variation 

tables for paraxial data and Seidel 

errors * (differential quotient/ 

derivative) 

•• 

Ray tracing 

•• 

Gaussian beam table for laser 

applications 

•• 

Image quality: 

- Optical path differences (wave 

aberrations) 

- Transverse aberrations 

- Longitudinal aberrations 

- Chromatic aberration 

- Deviation from sine condition 

isoplanatism * 

- Field aberrations (curvature, 

astigmatism, distortion, color) 

- Spot diagrams 

- Geometric modulation transmission 

function (MTF): 

- MTF as a function of spatial 

frequency 

- MTF as a function of image size * 

- Through-focus MTF 

- Delano diagrams 

- Relative illuminance * 

- Transmission functions (axial and for 

all chief rays) 

- Seidel bar chart 

•• 

Ghost analysis * 

- Graphical and tabular evaluation 

•• 

Interferogram and wavefront plot 

Editing 

•• 

System data editor for components 

•• 

System data editing in surface tables 

•• 

Unlimited numbers of components and 

configurations (zooms) 

•• 

Linking of components (pick-ups) 

•• 

Tool fitting for existing LINOS tools 

•• 

Sliders and scaling of elements and 

groups 

•• 

System parameters (conjugates, 

aperture, field, wavelengths) 

•• 

Wavelength editor (for selecting 

standard and custom wavelengths) 

•• 

Selection of alternative glass types 

•• 

Data on real glass melts 

Databases 

•• 

LINOS components (singlets, 

achromatic lenses, prisms, wedge 

plates and more) 

•• 

Choice of search criteria includes: 

- Lens type 

- Unmounted, mounted, Microbench 

mounted 

- Focal length range 

- Aperture range 

•• 

Material (optical lenses, special 

materials): 

- Databases of glasses from all 

leading suppliers 

- Active glass selection with 

user-defined glass diagrams 

- User-defined material database 

•• 

Coating (LINOS coatings for optical 

surfaces): 

- Broadband anti-reflective coatings 

- Narrowband anti-reflective coatings 

- Adaptable center wavelength 

•• 

Optical systems (separate database/ 

Lens Library): 

- Beam expanders 

- Condenser systems 

- Microprojection lenses 

- Large-aperture laser lenses 

- Microscope lenses, eyepieces 

- Comprehensive system library based 

on specialized and patent literature 

(separate download) 

Optimization * 

•• 

Efficient optimization routines 

•• 

Choice of variable system parameters 

•• 

Choice of parameter limits 

•• 

Define merit function by relative 

defects 

•• 

Determine efficacy of variables 

•• 

Use special help routines to set up the 

merit function 

•• 

Replay individual optimization steps 

using the "Recorder" function 

Additional features 

•• 

Slider: Simple variation of system data 

to adjust individual components 

•• 

User-defined glass diagram 

•• 

Import data files 

•• 

Export data files 

•• 

Code V, Sigma, Oslo, Zemax 

•• 

Export tables to Excel and HTML files 

•• 

Comprehensive representations, using: 

- Multiple lens drawings with 

determination of reference surfaces 

- Multiple tables for paraxial data and 

Seidel errors 

- Multiple graphs for aberrations, 

spots, MTFs, etc. 

- Freeze function for system 

comparisons 

- Bookmark function for system 

comparisons* 

•• 

Define modules and groups for 

subsystem analysis * 

* These functions are not available in 

the WinLens TM Basic edition. 

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Tolerancer 




Sensitivity analysis for symmetric, 

asymmetric and form errors 

•• 

Symmetric errors: radius, separation, 

index and v-value 

•• 

Asymmetric errors: tilt and decenter, 

wedge, component roll 

•• 

Form errors: cylinder and symmetric 

irregularity 

•• 

Error effects due to variation in 

individual system parameters within 

specified increments on: 

- Paraxial data (focal length and back 

focal length) 

- Seidel image error sums 

- Aberrations (astigmatism, wave 

front distortion, etc.) 

- System performance (MTF, spot 

diagram) 

- Bar graph showing relative 

sensitivities 

Tolerance Editors 

•• 

Simple definition of production 

tolerances in tables (centering errors, 

surface form deviations, etc.) 

•• 

Optional automatic tolerancing 

through a choice of default tolerances 

in several accuracy levels (normal, 

precise, extra precise) 

•• 

Simple definition of permissible 

performance variations in tables 

(paraxial data, Seidel abberations, field 

abberations, beam aberrations) 

•• 

Estimation of tolerance efficiency with 

respect to required maximum variations 

of paraxial data and aberrations 

•• 

Color-coded warning signals when 

permissible range of output data is 

exceeded 

•• 

Determination of tolerances using 

inverse sensitivity calculation 

Statistical tolerance analysis 

•• 

Monte-Carlo analysis of optical systems 

with pre-defined production tolerances, 

for: 

- Determination of variation ranges 

- Compensation during simulation, 

for example through focus 

adjustment 

- Graphic display of aberrations and 

output charts during Monte-Carlo 

analysis 

- Graphic display of the standard 

deviation 

- Tabular comparison of nominal and 

Monte-Carlo simulated aberrations 

- Display for each simulation step of 

construction parameters modified in 

the simulation 

- Input and analysis of real tolerance 

values 

•• 

ISO 10110 drawings 

- Choice of English or German labels 

- User-defined icons 

- Output in DXF or BMP format 



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Glass Manager 




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Database with up-to-date selection of 

glasses from suppliers such as Schott, 

Ohara, Hoya, Corning, Sumita, 

Pilkington and Hikari, as well as other 

special glasses 

•• 

Use the Material Editor (see next page) 

to add user-defined material data to 

the glass list 

•• 

Overview diagrams (glass tables; 

graphic representations with zoom 

function) for all glass types, including: 

- n-ν diagram 

- P-ν diagrams (relative partial 

dispersions) 

- n-density diagram 

•• 

Select predefined wavelengths by 

choosing from a standardized or 

user-defined table, or define any 

wavelength 

•• 

Customize glass tables by selecting the 

axes (parameter selection) 

•• 

Define color-coding for glass type, 

manufacturer, and glass properties 

•• 

Define color-coding to distinguish 

preference glasses, environmentally 

friendly glasses and availability 

•• 

Graphic display, with zoom function, 

of the following optical properties: 

- Refraction index as a function of 

wavelength (dispersion diagram) 

- First and second derivations of the 

dispersion 

- internal and total transmission as a 

function of wavelength 

•• 

Tabular display of glass data, including: 

- indices of refraction 

- Dispersion constants 

- Relative partial dispersions 

- Transmissions coefficients 

- Chemical constants 

- Mechanical constants 

- Thermal constants 

•• 

Select glass types with the help of 

search fields 

•• 

Comparison table for two selected 

glass types 

•• 

Collect data of real glass melt values 

•• 

Doublet-maker: Determine suitable 

glass pairs (for achromatic lenses or 

other sets, simulation of pseudoglasses) 

•• 

Datasheet printouts 

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Printouts of all tables and graphics 

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Tool for generating, editing and 

managing user-defined optical special 

materials 

•• 

Creation of a separate database and 

synchronization with WinLens TM 3D, 

Tolerancer and Glass Manager 

•• 

Data collected: 

- Glass name and source 

- Refractive indices or dispersion 

coefficients 

- Spectral transmission or spectral 

absorption 

- Pressure and temperature 

coefficients of the refractive index 

(Schott-Sellmeier formula) 

- Chemical, mechanical and thermal 

constants 

•• 

Polynomial fit for spectral dependence 

of the refractive index using the 

Sellmeier, Schott, Schott-Plus or Cauchy 

formula 

•• 

Import Zemax and Oslo material data 

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Export data to a text file 



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PreDesigner 

•• 

For more information, manuals, 



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Freeware for determining basic 

characteristics of the optical image 

•• 

Display paraxial data properties of 

optical systems 

•• 

Select conjugated variables as well as 

field and aperture parameters 

•• 

Selection tables as input aids 

•• 

Clearly laid out table of all resulting 

values 

•• 

Graphical display of paraxial data 

layout 

•• 

Display of real and construction rays 

•• 

Use sliders to vary parameters 

(real-time updating of table and chart) 

•• 

Toggle between lens and mirror mode 

•• 

Calculate depth of focus and fixedfocus 

distance 

•• 

Predefinition of user-specific symbols 

•• 

Practical aid for selecting lenses 

•• 

Ideal for use in education and training 

•• 

Software available in English and 

German 

•• 

Graphic display of real pre-designs and 

starting systems 

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"Lens Design Elements" 



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TracePro: Features, Highlights, General Information 

TracePro®is a comprehensive, versatile 

software tool for modeling the propagation 

of light in imaging and non-imaging 

opto-mechanical systems. Models are 

created by importing from a lens design 

program or a Computer Aided Drafting 

(CAD) program or by directly creating 

the solid geometry in TracePro. Source 

rays propagate through the model with 

portions of the flux of each ray allocated 

for absorption, specular reflection and 

transmission, fluorescence and scatter. 

From the model and ray trace, analyze: 

•• 

Light distributions in illumination and 

imaging systems 

•• 

Stray light, scattered light and 

aperture diffraction 

•• 

Throughput, loss, or system 

transmittance 

•• 

Flux or power absorbed by surfaces 

and bulk media 

•• 

Light scattering in biological tissue 

•• 

Polarization effects 

•• 

Fluorescence effects 

•• 

Birefringence effects 

TracePro features a simple, intuitive 

interface and short learning curve that is 

both powerful and user-friendly for 

engineers and scientists of all disciplines. 

Three editions of TracePro are available 

to most cost effectively accommodate 

design needs. Node locked and floating 

network licenses are available for use on 

a single computer with a USB hardware 

key and on a network respectively. A 

three month Maintenance and Support 

Subscription is included with all licenses. 

Solid Modeling 

Models are created by importing lens 

design or Computer Aided Drafting 

(CAD) files or by directly creating the 

solid geometry in TracePro. Users can 

define, position, move, rotate, scale, 

sweep, and revolve objects and surfaces 

via the user friendly 3-D CAD interface 

and with special tools to insert optical 

elements such as lens elements, Fresnel 

lenses, tubes (lens barrels) and baffles. 

The 3-D model can be zoomed, panned, 

rotated and rendered. 

Material and Surface Properties 

Material and surface properties are 

applied to object and surfaces in the 

solid model. Types of properties include: 

•• 

Material 

•• 

Refraction 

•• 

Fresnel reflections 

•• 

Bulk absorption 

•• 

Bulk scatter 

•• 

Gradient index 

•• 

Birefringence 

•• 

Surface 

•• 

Reflection 

•• 

Coatings 

•• 

Thin film stacks 

•• 

Scatter 

•• 

Surface absorption 

•• 

Gratings 

•• 

Temperature and Temperature 

Distribution 

•• 

Polarization 

•• 

Fluorescence 

•• 

Diffraction 

•• 

RepTile- surfaces with random or 

periodic arrays of repeated structures 

•• 

Surface light sources 

•• 

Flux 

•• 

Irradiance 

•• 

Blackbody / Gray body 

Users may define properties or apply 

from TracePro’s property catalogs of 

commonly used and commercially 

available materials and coatings: 

•• 

Optical glasses 

•• 

Optical thin films - anti-reflection, 

metals, dielectrics, dichroics and 

interference filters 

•• 

Plastics 

•• 

Surface finishes - anodizing, 

mechanical textured, diffusing and 

absorbing paints 

•• 

Gradient index materials 

•• 

Wire grid polarizers 

New and updated properties are 

continuously being released and made 

available to users with Maintenance and 

Support subscriptions. 

Raytrace 

Raytracing is the means that TracePro 

simulates the distribution of flux 

throughout a model or at selected 

surfaces. 

Sources 

There are three methods of defining rays 

that launch into the model for ray trace 

– Grid, Surface and File sources. 

For a Grid Source, the user specifies: 

•• 

Spatial beam profile and weighting – 

uniform, Gaussian 

•• 

Spatial Gaussian beam dimensions – 

x,y waists at 1/e 2 radius 

•• 

Angular beam profile and weighting 

– uniform, Gaussian, Lambertian, Solar 

•• 

Angular beam dimensions 

•• 

Beam orientation 

•• 

Polarization state 

•• 

Degree of polarization 

A Surface Source emits rays in a defined 

angular distribution from one or more 

surfaces of a solid object. The user 

specifies the source type as Flux, 

Irradiance, Blackbody or Graybody. 

A File Source contains ray data and can 

be inserted into a TracePro model. Data 

consists of XYZ starting points for each 

ray, XYZ direction vectors for each ray, 

and a flux. A File Source enables: 

•• 

Incorporation of actual measured 

source distribution data from Radiant 

Imaging into the TracePro model 

•• 

Creation of a source from theoretical 

or measured data from another 

software application 

Ray Tracing 

There are user-specified options available 

in TracePro Standard and Export editions 

that can enhance speed and/or accuracy 

to the raytrace: 

•• 

Importance Sampling 

•• 

Ray Splitting 

•• 

Exact Raytracing 

•• 

Accelerated Raytracing 

•• 

Facetted Raytracing 

•• 

Simulation Mode 

•• 

Multiple Exit Surfaces (Simulation 

Mode) 

•• 

Voxelization in Object Space 

•• 

Aperture Diffraction 

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Analyze 

TracePro’s Analysis menu provides a 

comprehensive set of tools to view and 

analyze the results of the raytrace. 

Irradiance and Illuminance Maps 

An Irradiance Map shows irradiance 

incident or absorbed on a selected 

surface. 

Map types include the quantities to plot: 

•• 

Irradiance, a plot of power in watts 

per unit area or lux, incident or 

absorbed by a surface 

•• 

CIE (x,y) and CIE (u1,v1), plots of color 

in CIE coordinates 

•• 

Bitmap RGB and True Color 

Display Options control the plot output. 

The results of an irradiance calculation 

can be exported to other software 

packages such as Excel and the data and 

plot may be saved as text and bitmap 

files. 

Luminance/Radiance Maps 

After a Luminance Map is raytraced, it 

may be displayed as true color or a 

photorealistic rendering based on the 

wavelengths traced. The results of the 

ray trace may be displayed as either a 

Luminance or Radiance Map with 

photometric units (cd/m 2 , foot-lambert, 

or millilambert) or radiometric units (W/ 

m 2 ) respectively. 

3-D Irradiance Plots 

3-D Irradiance Plots map the incident flux 

on selected surfaces or objects. 

Candela Plots 

Polarization Maps 

Polarization Maps map the polarization 

ellipse for the incident flux on the 

selected surface. Color levels graphically 

display the degree of polarization at 

points on the surface. 

Incident Ray Tables 

An Incident Ray Table shows data for rays 

incident on a selected surface. 

Ray Sorting 

Ray Sorting affects the display of rays in 

the model window and may be applied 

to plots and tables. The display of rays 

may be sorted by: 

•• 

All rays 

•• 

Only rays hitting a selected surface 

•• 

Only specular and no scattered rays 

•• 

Only rays undergoing a single or 

undergoing multiple scatter 

•• 

Wavelength 

•• 

% of starting rays 

Reports 

TracePro generates raytrace and property 

reports. 

The Flux Report provides a summary of 

surface area, number of incident rays, 

incident and absorbed fluxes and lost 

flux. Data is displayed for bulk absorption 

and incident flux for each object. 

The Property Data Report contains the 

model’s property data and may be 

exported to a *.txt file. 

The Raytrace Report displays physical and 

virtual memory usage and elapsed 

raytrace time. 

Design, Macro Language 

TracePro includes the Scheme programming 

language, a powerful and flexible 

macro language for manipulating views, 

editing geometry and writing macro 

programs. TracePro’s Macro Recorder 

captures the TracePro commands used 

during a session and stores the equivalent 

Scheme commands to a file. The file 

can then be executed. 

TracePro Applications 

•• 

Life Sciences 

•• 

Industrial Manufacturing 

•• 

Metrology 

•• 

Inspection 

•• 

Material Processing 

•• 

Machine Vision 

•• 

Process Control 

•• 

Automation and Robotics 

•• 

Semiconductor Processing and 

Metrology 

•• 

Information Technology 

•• 

Data and Telecommunications 

•• 

Data Storage 

•• 

Supply Chain: Bar Code and RFID 

•• 

Printing and Reprographics 

•• 

Scanning 

•• 

Imaging 

•• 

Aerospace 

•• 

Aviation 

•• 

Astronomy 

•• 

Defense 

•• 

Environmental Monitoring and Sensing 

•• 

Remote Sensing and LIDAR 

•• 

Security 

•• 

Power and Energy: Laser Fusion 

•• 

Stray Light Analysis 

Candela Plots plot luminous intensity or 

flux per solid angle. These intensity plots 

are displayed in photometric units 

(candelas or lumens per steradian) and in 

radiometric units (watts per steradian). 

Irradiance/Illuminance Viewer 

The Irradiance/Illuminance Viewer allows 

users to view Irradiance/Illuminance 

Maps that have been saved as text files 

and combine data from multiple maps. 



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TracePro ® , Comparison Tables 

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TracePro ® , Comparison Tables 

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TracePro 

Opto-Mechanical Design Software 

TracePro®is a comprehensive, versatile 

software tool for modeling thepropagation 

of light in imaging andnon-imaging 

opto-mechanical systems. Models are 

created by importing from alens design 

program or a ComputerAided Drafting 

(CAD) program or bydirectly creating 

the solid geometry inTracePro. Source 

rays propagate throughthe model with 

portions of the flux ofeach ray allocated 

for absorption,specular reflection and 

transmission,fluorescence and scatter. 

From themodel and ray trace, analyze: 

• Light distributions in illumination and 

imaging systems 

• Stray light, scattered light and 

aperture diffraction 

• Throughput, loss, or system 

transmittance 

• Flux or power absorbed by surfaces 

and bulk media 

• Light scattering in biological tissue 

• Polarization effects 

• Fluorescence effects 

• Birefringence effects 

• You can request a free 30-day trial at: 

www.lambdares.com/trials 

• TracePro features a simple, intuitive 

interface and short learning curve that 

is both powerful and user-friendly for 

engineers and scientists of all 

disciplines. 

• Three editions of TracePro are 

available to most cost effectively 

accommodate design needs. Node 

locked and floating network licenses 

are available for use on a single 

computer with a USB hardware key 

and on a network respectively. Athree 

month Maintenance andSupport 

Subscription is included withall 

licenses. 

Minimum PC configuration: 

• Windows 2000, XP 

• 1024 MB RAM 

• 128 MB disk space 

• 512 MB Virtual Memory 

• USB Port for node locked license 

TracePro 

Item Title 

Order-No 

TracePro Expert, Node Locked License G30 3001 000 

TracePro Expert, Floating Network License G30 3002 000 

TracePro Standard, Node Locked License G30 3003 000 

TracePro Standard, Floating Network License G30 3004 000 

TracePro LC, Node Locked License G30 3005 000 

TracePro LC, Floating Network License G30 3006 000 



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TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks 

Add-In for SolidWorks 3D CAD Software 

Trace Pro Bridge is an add-in toSolid- 

Works that allows users to applyand 

save optical properties directly tothe 

SolidWorks model via the TracePro 

System Tree within SolidWorks. To ensure 

data integrity, a single model is used by 

both TracePro for ray tracing and optical 

analysis and by SolidWorks formechanical 

design and modifying opticalmaterial 

properties. With the Bridge,users 

significantly accelerate the iterative 

design process - all without sacrificing 

performance or functionality. 

TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks 

Item Title 

Order-No 

TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks, Node Locked License G30 3010 000 

TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks, Floating Network License G30 3011 000 

TracePro CAD File Translators 

TracePro includes translators to import 

and export CAD files in SAT (ACIS) format 

and import in STL format. Translators to 

import and export additional CAD file 

formats are available separately as 

add-ins. 

TracePro CAD File Translators 

Item Title 

Minimum PC configuration: 

• TracePro 4.0 or later 

• SolidWorks 2007 sp2.1 or later 

• Windows 2000, XP 

• 1024 MB RAM 

• 128 MB disk space 

• 512 MB Virtual Memory 

• USB Port for node locked license 

• Lens Design File Translators 

• TracePro includes translators to import 

lens design files from commercially 

available software including CODE V, 

OSLO and ZEMAX 

Order-No 

TracePro IGES Read/Write, Node Locked G30 3020 000 

TracePro IGES Read/Write, Floating Network G30 3021 000 

TracePro STEP Read/Write, Node Locked G30 3022 000 

TracePro STEP Read/Write, Floating Network G30 3023 000 

TracePro Pro/E Read, Node Locked G30 3024 000 

TracePro Pro/E Read, Floating Network G30 3025 000 

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TracePro Maintenance and Support Subscriptions 

Sustain the competitive advantage that 

TracePro delivers with an Annual 

Maintenance and Support Subscription. 

TracePro's ongoing innovations areprovided 

throughout the year insoftware 

downloads that include avariety of 

updates and enhancements.Subscriptions 

also include phone ande-mail 

technical support, and optionalenrollment 

in Lambda Research's EarlyAccess 

Program where users have earlyaccess to 

software updates. 

TracePro Maintenance and Support Subscriptions 

Item Title 

Order-No 

TracePro Expert Annual Maintenance & Support Subscription (USB Key Node Lock) G30 3082 000 

TracePro Expert Annual Maintenance & Support Subscription (Floating Network) G30 3083 000 

TracePro Standard Annual Maintenance & Support Subscription (USB Key Node Lock) G30 3084 000 

TracePro Standard Annual Maintenance & Support Subscription (Floating Network) G30 3085 000 

TracePro LC Annual Maintenance & Support Subscription (USB Key Node Lock) G30 3086 000 

TracePro LC Annual Maintenance & Support Subscription (Floating Network) G30 3087 000 

TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks Annual Maintenance & Support Subscription (USB Key NodeLock) G30 3088 000 

TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks Annual Maintenance & Support Subscription (FloatingNetwork) G30 3089 000 

TracePro Training Programs 

TracePro training courses assist current 

and prospective users with their optical 

design and analysis challenges. Explore 

the power and versatility of TracePro, 

maximize the investment, and draw on 

the technical expertise and industryspecific 

knowledge of TraceProinstructors. 

TracePro Training Programs 

Item Title Day of the week Order-No 

TracePro Training, Illumination Design 2 Days mon, tue G30 3040 000 

TracePro Training, Stray Light Analysis 1 Day wed G30 3041 000 

TracePro Training, Macro Language 2 Days thu, fri G30 3042 000 



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OptiBelPro Optimization Tool for TracePro 

Successful modeling of illumination 

systems is a complex task that requires 

powerful non-sequential raytracing 

software such as TracePro. Butoptimizing 

an illumination systemrequires a 

way to automatically varymodel 

parameters so that specificillumination 

distributions are achieved.IB/E and 

Lambda Research are proud toannounce 

IB/E's new optimizationmodule for 

TracePro, ”non-linearoptimization in 

TracePro“, which makesthe optimization 

of illumination systemspossible in 

TracePro. 

The design of Illumination systems can 

be based on a wide range of diverse 

requirements, but often the most 

important requirement is maximizing 

intensity of light distribution. IB/E's 

optimization module allows to take 

account for uniformity of lightdistribution 

also. As the figure shows, anincrease 

in uniformity can be achievedwith a 

slight loss in intensity. 

OptiBelPro currently requires 

minimum: 

• Windows 2000/XP 512 MB RAM 

• 200 MB Disk Space 

• TracePro Standard/Expert 

OptibelPro 

Item Title 

Order-No 

OptiBelPro Single Licence G30 3080 000 

OptiBelPro Maintenace and Support 12 month G30 3081 000 

One main goal in the development of 

IB/E's module was to maintainoptimization 

versatility. Therefore, themodule 

uses Scheme, TracePro'spowerful macro 

language, and allowsusers the flexibility 

to modify analysisfunctions and define 

custom meritfunctions. Therefore the 

creation of user-defined irradiation 

distributions is nowpossible and easy in 

TracePro. 

IB/E's module, ”non-linear optimization 

in TracePro“ achieves a new level in 

improving designs while increasing 

productivity and efficiency in raytracing 

analysis and illumination system design. 

The new optimization module enables 

optics designers to create complex and 

performance enhanced illumination 

systems in a fraction of the time. 

A OptiBelPro-license includes a threemonths 

support. 

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