ANSYS Zemax OpticStudio / OpticsBuilder 2022 R2.01

Zemax, an Ansys Company, is pleased to announce the availability of OpticStudio / OpticsBuilder 2022 R2.01 is the standard for optical, illumination, and laser system design in universities around the world, and in leading companies throughout the optics industry.

Ansys Zemax OpticStudio 2022 R2.01 - Date: August 3rd, 2022
Ansys Zemax OpticStudio 2022 R2.01 contains the following fixes and enhancements.

Feature Enhancements
- Project Directories – support was added for: DLL\PhysicalOptics (.DLL) files and Objects\Sources\Radiant Source Model Files (.RSMX) files.
Bug Fixes
- Q-Type Asphere surface – Fixed an issue with the Scale Lens tool incorrectly scaling the QType Asphere Norm Radius.
- Image Simulation, Geometric Bitmap Image Analysis, Geometric Image Analysis – Added warning messages to three analyses (Image Simulation, Geometric Bitmap Image Analysis, and Geometric Image Analysis) for situations where the Field Type is not Object Height.
- Reverse Elements tool – Fixed an issue with the Reverse Elements tool failing to reposition the Stop at the correct surface.
- Export to Speos Lens System tool – Fixed an issue with the Export to Speos Lens Systemtool, incorrectly reporting high divergence values.
- Coordinate Break surface – Fixed an issue where pickup solves that, point to the thickness of a mirror surface would return 0.
- Export to Speos Lens System Tool – Fixed an issue where the Export to Speos Lens System tool would crash OpticStudio if the file name of a Black Box file exceeded 32 characters.
- Non-Sequential Component Editor – Fixed an issue where the Diffraction section of the Object Properties wasn’t grayed out for the Rectangular Volume object.


Ansys Zemax OpticsBuilder 2022 R2.01 - Date: August 3rd, 2022


2 BUG FIXES
OpticsBuilder for Creo 22.2.1 includes the following bug fixes:

- Activating a read-only optical part has incorrect behavior – If a user activated a read-only optical component, it would open it in part mode and display the surface properties menu for the component on the left side. This menu had clickable windows and drop-down menus which suggested a user could change information when in fact they couldn’t since it was read-only. This is now improved to display information that is grayed-out and non-clickable to not confuse users.
- Creo hangs when launched with OpticsBuilder license deactivated – For Zemax legacy OpticsBuilder only, if a user opens Creo without an OpticsBuilder license activated and then chooses “About OpticsBuilder” from the Ribbon, Creo will hang and stall out. This has been resolved to show the About OpticsBuilder window with a license not shown. The user can then close the window and continue using Creo normally.
- Boundary rays are not fully displayed in Ray Animation – The Animate Rays feature uses a sample set of rays to render the animation. We changed the sampling style to ensure that we include enough boundary rays per source.
- EULA link not working – In Ansys Zemax OpticsBuilder only – the link to open the EULA was not working.
- UI improvements
. “Creating custom component” dialog window overlaps the “Add Source” dialog window.
. A user runs a Simulation and chooses to Print a report, leaving the Generate Report window open. That user then switched to a different software application and came back to finish; however, the Generate Report window would default to the background and the user would see Creo hanging until the hidden window was closed. That window no longer defaults to the background so the user can return and continue to work.
. Out-of-date warning messages (yellow triangle) added to the Optics Manager for suppressed mechanical parts.
- Japanese UI – Additional tooltips and descriptions in the UI are now localized in Japanese


PITTSBURGH, August 30, 2021 – Engineering simulation software company Ansys has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire optical system simulation software company Zemax. The acquisition will expand the Ansys portfolio to provide comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for simulating sophisticated optical- and photonics-enabled products. Those innovations range in scope from photonics-enabled circuits to precision vision systems to system-level illumination and could drive breakthroughs in health care, autonomy, consumer electronics, and the Industrial Internet of Things, a press release from Ansys said.
Ansys Zemax OpticStudio’s intuitive user interface includes easy-to-learn tools and wizards, which enable efficient simulation and design of any optical system. With more than 200 field points you can set up even the most complex freeform and non-rotationally symmetric systems. OpticStudio also includes a suite of optical engineering tools to analyze the performance of your system. In addition to the classic analysis functions, Zemax OpticStudio also offers Full-field Aberration analysis to improve freeform designs; contrast analysis for MTF optimization; and Image Simulation to produce photorealistic images of object scenes.

Zemax OpticStudio - Everything you need to design optical systems


To turn optical designs into reality, teams of engineers need to coordinate around one common goal. Now CAD users don’t have to recreate optical designs into CAD formats. With OpticsBuilder, CAD users can directly convert complete optical designs from OpticStudio into CAD, analyze how packaging impacts performance, and export optical drawings to manufacturing—saving costs and expensive prototypes.

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Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation. Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve the most complex design challenges and create products limited only by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
In 2021, Ansys acquired Zemax, the world’s number one optical simulation toolset and Zemax is now “An Ansys Company.” that is transitioning into the Ansys family. Initial connections between OpticStudio and Ansys Mechanical are already in place, and you will see further integration until it becomes part of the Ansys multiphysics capability.

Product: ANSYS Zemax OpticStudio / OpticsBuilder *
Version: 2022 R2.01
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.ansys.com
Languages Supported: english
System Requirements: Windows **
Size: 6.0 Gb