Version 1.10.2

• volume scattering in Media
• elliptical material for anisotropic reflectors and refractors
• display of estimated remaining trace time in status line
• lens starter for PCS and MF design feature
• new calculation methods for PCS and PS design feature

Highlights

• volume scattering in Media
• elliptical material for anisotropic reflectors and refractors
• display of estimated remaining trace time in status line
• lens starter for PCS and MF design feature
• new calculation methods for PCS and PS design feature

Dialog

• new concept of "Non Editable" objects for child objects of Design Feature
• the automatic execution of the "Apply" button on Design Feature when model is loaded; optional!
• in Options set pathes individual for ray file lamp models, LED source lib and test tables; Also multiple directoriesdelete surface inside SurfaceShape; pop up message box to ask if shape should be deleted;
• delete surface inside SurfaceShape; pop up message box to ask if shape should be deleted;
• delete last surface inside MultiSurfaceShape; pop up message box to ask if shape should be deleted;
• multiple created ray path bundles are now all active. They can be switched with the tracable attribute
• dialog to create CurveLight source
• menue items for create surface shapes; like create surface
• BSDF curve material now beside the selected controlCurve, also the option to define the curves as formula
• under "Option->Set Window Size" new option to create 4 standard views (front, top, side, free)
• axis pattern curve with inverse flags for 1st and 2nd curve
• new sensor shape dialog for sensors with infinity surface
• menu item in context menu for rename object
• improvements for section curves from type C pattern and in polar view
• transform also non Design Feaure with AxisPattern

UV Data

• more than just 1 user defined set of iso line values selectable
• save user define iso line values in .ini file
• wrong text hight for UVData view in case of nonisotropic view and extrem size ratios like type C and range[0,360] to[0,2]
• formated text output for test tables had some font fail in some countries i.e. Czech Rep.

Simulation

• DIN test now also in application for reverse calculation of beam pattern
• panorama view in luminance image UVData diagrams
• simulate spectral with ray file was not correct in some cases
• estimate the rest time during a ray trace and display it.  
• in random rays; separate color for each source
• update sensors light display ligh flow sensor in geo view while tracing with N loops
• fix in flow sensor for tracing with N loops

Material

• volume scatter behavior in medium
• tester for actor materials; with display of BRDF curves in log-log scale
• LID file emitter material also with other file type than just .lid; i.e. ies lmt ...
• elliptical Gauss material for anisotropic materials
• elliptical ABg material for anisotropic materials
• elliptical BSDF function material for anisotropic materials
• increased setup time for luminance camera

CAD data exchange

• SolidWorks transfer dialog similar like CATIA and Rhino
• Demo mode for Transfer dialogs
• selective transfer of axis systems
• import/export as SAT file format

geometrical modelling

• design feature trim curves with automatic calculation of number of sample points
• close torus lens on the side
• create a connection curve from N unsorted curves of different degree
• close curve; match start and end point
• simple trough reflector with variable 4 corner heights

PrismBand

• prism band with cutter radii in prism corner; tip and groove radii
• selectable material for prism band
• create flat end also at the end
• switch on/off to create the flat ends

PCS  

• for PCS feature and application a 2nd menu item to start with lens design
• calculate curves in angle steps not just X or Y direction
• start PCS surface with PS curves (like used in PS reflectors) instead of classical PCS curves
• flag for mirror in X and Y
• take out the use of ps curves; hide buttons for the edit of individual curves
• edit single curves button only when necessary (use of PS curves)
• use of virtual source besize far and near filed

PS

• calculate curves in angle steps not just X or Y direction
• use of virtual source besize far and near filed
• size control with min,max Z for rectangle, rotation, extruded Reflector
• steps in  rectangle, rotation, extruded reflectors not only in Z-direction but also in radius R-direction

MF

• for MF feature and application a 2nd menu item to start with lens design
• use of virtual source besize far and near filed
• new option "complete parameter" for all spread parameter of all facets
• facet steps defined with only one value

Collimator

• front blind hole
• create just the curves of the collimator
• improved extrusion curve function; Setting of optical axis
• multiple spread angles; In some cases only 2 angles had been used

New Samples Model Galery

• samples for MF and PS with virtual source
• samples with ECE and SAE LED headlamp
• streetlight samples for classical bulb with MF, PCS and PCS-PS method

Highlights

• redesign of dialog for surface, material and shape create and edit

•  64bit Version

•  improvements in simuation like new random generator
  
  

Dialog

• all dialog for material, surfaces and shape are now reworked and ame for create and edit
  
  
• new "N theta" materials with parameters for different theta inclination angle (lambert/ideal/gauss reflector/refractor)
  
  
• new flexible combo material dialog
  
  
• Transform dialog now with "Axis to Axis" and "To Axis" transformation
  
  
• benchmark dialog with flag "use Low Beam" together with high beam
  
  
• merge ray file with option to enter spectral SPD curve; result of merge will be a spectral ray file
  
  
• copy ray file with option to enter spectral SPD curve
  
  
• in spectral curve dialogs of materials read fit curve from ASCII file
  
  
• in spectral curve dialogs of materials have the fit curves also with vaiable list of lambda values
  
  
• create axis on surface; beside definition of U,V also button for corner and center of surface
  
  
• text file input for spectral curves in new material dialogs
  
  
• 4 new buttons for standard views in Geo View
  
  
• new sensor shape dialog for sensors with infinity surface
  
  
• candela dialog with "border on cell center" flag
  
  
• in FFlamp rayfile source with option preload
  
  
• ModelNote design feature element to store information into model
  
  
• select object by VPT attributes

UV Data

• average value at poles of C-Type lid after simulation and for export into Eulumdat

Simulation

• solved some precision problems with luminance camera
  
  
• New randon number creation solved problem which cause strange pattern in result LID. This was with very high number of rays.
  
  
• solver "overflow" problem in sensor for very high number of ray >> 17 Million

CAD data exchange

• check winding of export curve bound and if necessary reverse

Geometrical modelling

• design feature trim also with projection direction for curve trim, and with multi surface volume trim
  
  
• new tesselation method for rotational surfaces
  
  
• assign any material to dot mask

New Samples Model Galery

• general lighting samples for a football stadium illumination
  
  
• fog lamp with H16 bulb
  
  
• low beam with H9 bulb
  
  
• automotive interiour lighting