RayViz Description
RayViz, a SOLIDWORKS Add-In developed by Lambda Research Corporation, allows users to apply and store optical properties directly in the SOLIDWORKS environment. This integration allows the assignment of optical properties from the TracePro database. These are then stored in the SOLIDWORKS models. SOLIDWORKS allows users to define light sources, perform ray-tracing, and visualize light rays. This is useful for tasks such as beam path verification, detection of mechanical structures vignetting, and identification light leakage within light guides. RayViz contains catalogs of LEDs, as well sources with Gaussian or Lambertian beam profiles. RayViz's ability to save SOLIDWORKS files in TracePro format allows for comprehensive optical analysis using TracePro. TracePro's "update from RayViz", which allows for synchronization, is a great option if you make changes to the SOLIDWORKS models.
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Company:
Lambda Research Corporation
Year Founded:
1992
Headquarters:
United States
Website:
lambdares.com/rayviz
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