Zemax OpticStudio
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OpticStudio is the pinnacle of optical and illumination design software, an evolution engineered by Zemax. The intuitive user interface combined with a comprehensive array of features and unmatched functionality make OpticStudio the preferred design platform for engineers...
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- Proprietary
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- Windows
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- optical-design
- illumination-design
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What is Zemax OpticStudio?
OpticStudio is the pinnacle of optical and illumination design software, an evolution engineered by Zemax. The intuitive user interface combined with a comprehensive array of features and unmatched functionality make OpticStudio the preferred design platform for engineers, researchers and designers around the world. Built on Zemax’s core physics engine, OpticStudio is fast, reliable and accurate. Innovate with speed and confidence using OpticStudio from Zemax.
Comments and Reviews
I've been a Zemax "power user" for over a decade. It used to be an excellent platform for physics based optical design. (I also tried LightTools initially, but preferred the Zemax "spreadsheet-like" parameter entry over the LightTools "solidworks-like" design flow). The key advantage of Zemax is that they have the back-door open: they define an interface to write your own DLL code, so that you can define new primitives for the raytrace & graphical interface engines. I have had fair business writing these DLL inserts for clients for many years. Several years ago, the Zemax team (new ownership?) rewrote their core code from a compact and highly efficient WIN32 based platform to a modern bloatware monstrosity using .NET. As a consultant who services application users of Zemax, I found the business dropping rapidly, and all my remaining clients are still using old (WIN32) versions. They only support Windows, and have resisted all requests to support a Linux version. It is an excellent engineering tool, but I remain a solid user of the old WIN32 versions.
(Edit: Aside from LightTools, which I found unsuitable, I have not found any equiv optical design tool. Like many of my colleagues in optical design, I still do much of my work with custom code. )
[Edited by jeff123, January 26]