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SPIE Optics & Photonics
August 12-14, 2008
Booth 129
San Diego, California
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SPIE Europe Optical System Design
Sept. 2-5, 2008
Glasgow, Scotland

Sept. 2, 2008
Featuring a "Practical Topics in Imaging and Illumination Design" presentation
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Introduction to Illumination Design Using LightTools
September 8-10, 2008
Pasadena, California
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Advanced Topics in LightTools:  Optimization, COM/API, and Photorealistic Rendering
September 11-12, 2008
Pasadena, California
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LEDs 2008
September 29-October 1, 2008
Booth 56
San Diego, California
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OSA Frontiers in Optics
October 19-23, 2008
Booth 514
Rochester, New York
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Introduction to LightTools
Nov. 3-4, 2008
Salzburg, Austria
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LightTools User Day
Nov. 5, 2008
Salzburg, Austria
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Selected Advanced Topics in LightTools
Nov. 6-7, 2008
Salzburg, Austria
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SPIE Photonics West 2009
January 24-29, 2009
San Jose, California
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SPIE BiOS 2009
January 24-29, 2009
San Jose, California
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Beta Release of New LightTools SolidWorks^® Link Module

We are pleased to announce the availability of a Beta release of a new LightTools module that provides a direct link between LightTools and SolidWorks.  LightTools’ SolidWorks Link Module allows you to dynamically link SolidWorks opto-mechanical models to LightTools, where you can assign optical properties, optimize, and directly update your SolidWorks model.

The new LightTools SolidWorks Link Module is different from traditional LightTools data exchange modules where changes made to the model in the originating CAD software required its optical properties to be redefined when the modified model was imported back to LightTools. 

LightTools’ SolidWorks Link Module establishes a direct connection between SolidWorks and LightTools.   If changes are made to the model in SolidWorks, these changes can be communicated directly to LightTools, where the LightTools model is updated accordingly while retaining its previously assigned optical properties.  Similarly, changes made to the SolidWorks model parameters in LightTools can be transferred directly to SolidWorks where the model is automatically updated.  When working with the LightTools SolidWorks Link Module, the SolidWorks feature-tree hierarchy is visible in the LightTools System Navigator, providing SolidWorks users with a familiar user-interface.

The LightTools SolidWorks Link Module is also supported when using LightTools Optimization Module.  Any changes made to parameters of a linked SolidWorks model during the optimization process are automatically updated in SolidWorks to maintain common geometry in both software packages.

We are pleased to offer current LightTools users a no-charge Beta license of the SolidWorks Link Module through the end of 2008. This new module is available in LightTools 6.1.5 Beta, which can be downloaded from ORA’s Customer Service Web site, at www.oraservice.com.  This download includes Release Notes that describe the features of this new Module.  A short training video is also available for viewing on the Customer Service Web site. We strongly encourage you to view this video before using it.

Interested users will need to obtain a license file to activate LightTools 6.1.5 Beta by contacting ORA (service@opticalres.com) or your local ORA Software Distributor.  Please include your LightTools USB dongle number, or floating license hostname, when requesting a 6.1.5 Beta license file.

If you have any questions regarding this new capability, please email us at service@opticalres.com.  We look forward to hearing from you!