Opto-mechanical Design Optomechanical design encompasses baffles, mounts, structures, flexures, enclosures, etc. Complex Optical System Setup Multipath or folded systems with mirrors, prisms and irregularly shaped optical parts are common in modern systems. LightTools ' visual approach greatly simplifies the setup of such complex systems. Such systems can be set up in LightTools then exported to CODE V for optimization, tolerancing, and other analysis. Stray Light Investigations Stray light, energy tracking, and ghost image studies are greatly simplified by LightTools solid model approach and powerful non-sequential ray trace.
Every surface has optical properties such as refract, split, absorb, diffract, etc.
Even mounts and lens edges can participate as optical surfaces. The benefits of a realistic visual depiction of a product or system can be crucial in proposals and presentations. In the optical system area, only LightTools provides the exciting, colorful, and compelling graphics that are expected in today's competitive environment. In conceptual design, designers can quickly sketch out and evaluate optical system ideas before bringing them into CODE V for detailed design optimization and analysis. LightTools can also export models as 3D VRML files.