Extensions for CODE V Optical Design Software

Interactive Viewer

2D and 3D viewer with full zoom/pan/rotation capability
Right-click any element to add/delete/split/flip etc. reducing the need to deal with individual surfaces
Fold mirrors are easily inserted with the required scaling done automatically
Elements can be labeled via glass name, surface numbers+labels, or even element powers

Sliders can be used to adjust any lens parameter, simplifying lens modification
Quick aberration curves will update in real time showing performance change as a slider is adjusted
Complex sliders adjust multiple parameters for lens bending, lens focal length, and element shifting to maintain total OPD
Sliders can also call any custom script; for example 3rd order correction, or zoom lens spacings

Elements can be colored based on index or dispersion, using a simple threshold or a color spectrum
A custom script can be used to color elements using any desired logic (e.g. aspheres, surface slope, AOI, etc.)

All standard analysis charts are shown in a 2D layout (usually Field vs. Zoom), with flexibility to change the layout, and/or overlay all data in a single chart
Any set of analyses can be saved along with desired inputs for quick recall and one-click updates
Any chart from multiple analyses can be combined in a custom “report style” layout

Different design files can be quickly compared by loading them in the Lens Manager; any analysis will then load each lens and plot the results side by side
Use this along with the report style graphics to see a list of analyses in comparison

Any chart can be selected for automatic export to Powerpoint or Word
After creating a new file, the pasted images can be sized/positioned as desired, and future updates are done with a single click with formatting preserved

Tolerance sensitivities are shown in bar charts (over field and zoom), with the most sensitive tolerances sorted first; Making it easy to visualize the tolerance drivers of the system
Tolerance charts can show the worst of the +/- changes, a subset of surfaces, or overlay all tolerances together as desired
When finished, one or more tolerances can be tightened (or loosened) to see performance impact using the “Interactive” grid

Monte Carlo and Finite Difference tolerancing will be distributed across available cores on the PC, resulting in greatly reduced run-times for high end machines
Includes easy method for multiple custom metrics
Can be used on most user scripts using iterative loops for any independent calculation

Per cycle output in easy to visualize charts and tables
• No more scrolling through text output
Quickly sort 1,000’s of constraint contributions
Run 1 or many cycles with ability to load any prior cycle
• Useful if the optimization begins to diverge
Panel layout is user configurable

Constraints are generally chosen to be weighted or exact based on the designer experience
Any constraint can be set to auto mode, where optimization is repeated for several iterations, and the constraint is automatically weighted or set as exact prior to each optimization
The process uses weights to drive the constraint towards its target, and converts it to exact once near the target
Some constraints don’t work well as exact (e.g. distortion), and will always remain weighted

Automatically plot results with Performance vs. As-built
CODE V’s lightning fast tolerancing (TOR) is run on every solution found and plotted during execution.
Any of these solutions can be saved and loaded for further analysis while GS continues to find more solutions.

Easy to use interface to setup and run Synopsys’ ENVPIK macro, a robust tool to automate modeling of lens seats in most machined housing mounting schemes
Step-by-step instructions for initiating automatic glass selection (Glass Expert)
Includes pre-checks for all candidate glass dn/dt data
Significantly reduces the pain of the athermalization process

Improve any design requiring chromatic or thermal corrections with proper glass choice
Save time with K2 Extensions by choosing glasses from multiple lists
Glass Expert automates the process within hours instead of days/weeks of manual selection by a designer

Code highlighting, code folding, and syntax help
Execute code line by line, set breakpoints, and watch variables
Easily save/load any set of macros, lens files, or presentations to manage your projects