CODE V Optical Design Software

Design, optimize, and fabricate reliable imaging optics with the most powerful ray tracing and optical design software available

CODE V is the most capable, powerful optical design software on the planet. Intuitive, intelligent tools let you take on any optical design task, from the simple to the complex, and design better solutions faster than ever.

Key Features

• Design optimization (including Global Synthesis) that speeds time to market
• Fast, accurate tolerancing for superior fabrication support
• Accurate, groundbreaking beam propagation analysis
• CODE V's Glass Expert provides AI-optimized glass selection to maximize design performance and control manufacturing costs
• Extensive built-in libraries of optical system models (patents, etc.), components, and optical glasses
• Comprehensive graphics capabilities (pictures, data plots, shaded displays), including 3D visualizations and diffraction-based image simulations
• Non-sequential surface modeling for unusual systems
• Fast 2D image simulation to visualize optical system performance
• High-fidelity transfer of models to LightTools for illumination, ghost image, and stray light analysis