Link Optical Elements to SolidWorks

By DE Editors

Software bridges gap between optical and mechanical design.

The TracePro Bridge from Lambda Research Corp. (Littleton, MA) provides the required link to blend in and analyze the effects of light on sophisticated mechanical structures created in SolidWorks from SolidWorks Corp. (Concord, MA).

Deployed as a SolidWorks add-in, TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks enables you to incorporate optical components, light sources, detectors, sensors, optical effects, and optical properties directly in your mechanical models. You can then export your completed optomechanical models to TracePro, Lambda Research's optical simulation application, for optical ray-tracing and analysis.

TracePro Bridge lets you assign and save TracePro optical properties to your models from within SolidWorks. The software also lets you view properties of objects and surfaces comprising the model, and it provides for transition of models from SolidWorks to the optical analysis software.

The company expects to begin shipments of TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks in January. Lambda Research also develops the OSLO optical design applications as well as providing consulting and custom software development services. For more information, click here.