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Getting More Information
For additional information on software products, technical support, or engineering services, you can contact ORA in a number of ways. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, or would like specific additional information, you can also fill out our information form.
Pasadena, California - Main office
(Los Angeles area, Pacific Standard Time)
Optical Research Associates
3280 East Foothill Boulevard
Pasadena, California 91107 USA
Telephone (626) 795-9101
Fax (626) 795-9102 or (626) 795-0184
E-mail: service@opticalres.com for software
engr@opticalres.com for engineering
Westborough, Massachusetts- East Coast branch office
(Boston area, Eastern Standard Time)
Optical Research Associates
1800 West Park Drive
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581-3912 USA
Telephone (508) 870-6500
Fax (508) 870-6504
E-mail: service@opticalres.com for software
engr@opticalres.com for engineering
International Customers
We also have several international representatives who can provide information, sales, and technical support in a number of countries.
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CODE V and LightTools Enews
| CODE V |
- January 2010
An Overview of CODE V version 10.2
- December 2009
Quick Tips – Using Finite Difference Derivative Increments During Optimization / Idle Diffractions is ORA's new blog
- November 2009
Quick Tips – Using Beam Synthesis Propagation (BSP) to Model Interferometers in CODE V
- October 2009
CODE V User Survey / Quick Tips – Bounding Boxes and Macro Editor / CODE V 10.1 Service Release
- September 2009
An Overview of CODE V 10.1
- July 2009
Quick Tips – Focus on Field Map Analysis (FMA) in CODE V
- June 2009
Quick Tips – Transferring Your CODE V GUI Settings After a CODE V Update
- May 2009
Using TSF CHA Command to Apply Tilt and Decenter Data to a Group of Surfaces
- April 2009
Quick Tips – Focus on CODE V Tolerancing
- March 2009
Quick Tips on Non-Sequential Surface (NSS) Setup
- February 2009
An Overview of CODE V version 10.0
- January 2009
Quick Tip - When to Use an Aspheric Element
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- December 2008
Miscellaneous tips from CODE V Tech Support including modeling reflections on bare glass surfaces and defining an ideal image surface
- November 2008
Quick Tips — Macros from CODE V Support
- October 2008
Quick Tips for CODE V Macro Writers
- September 2008
Quick Tips for CODE V Optimization
- August 2008
CODE V 9.82 Service Release Available for Download
- July 2008
CODE V Tip – Additional Performance Metrics Available for Finite Difference and Monte Carlo Tolerancing
- June 2008
An Overview of CODE V 9.82
- May 2008
CODE V Tip - Three Macros of Interest
- April 2008
CODE V Tip - Using CODE V's Alignment Feature to Respace a Lens
- March 2008
CODE V 9.81 Shipped – View a Demo on ORA's Customer Area of the Web
- February 2008
Quick Tip –Tolerancing Radius of Curvature
- January 2008
Quick Tip –Variable Stop Surface Location
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- December 2007
Quick Tip – Design Study of CD/DVD Pickup Units
- November 2007
CODE V version 9.80 – View a Demo on ORA's Customer Area of the Web
- October 2007
Quick Tip – Customizing CODE V Graphics for Reports and Presentations
- September 2007
Quick Tip – Modeling Adaptive Optics in CODE V
- August 2007
Quick Tip – Finding the Most Effective Compensators during Tolerancing and Alignment
- July 2007
Quick Tip – Tips, Tricks, and FAQs from CODE V Technical Support
- June 2007
Quick Tip – CODE V Training Materials – Additional Resources for Effective Use of CODE V
- May 2007
Quick Tip –Effective Use of CODE V's defaults.seq
- April 2007
Quick Tip – CODE V's User-Defined Surface Feature
- March 2007
Quick Tip – CODE V Tolerancing: A Key to Product Cost Reduction
- February 2007
Quick Tip –Obtaining More Precise DN/DT Values for use in CODE V’s Environmental Analysis (ENV)
- January 2007
Quick Tip – Choosing the Best CODE V Algorithm for Your Design
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| LightTools |
- July 2009
Overview of LightTools 6.3
- April 2009
LightTools 6.2 Service Release is Now Available for Download
- March 2009
An Overview of LightTools version 6.2
- January 2009
New Utilities for Modeling LED Sources, Thin Film Coatings, and Source Arrays
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- November 2008
LightTools User Survey – We want your feedback!
- October 2008
LightTools 6.1 Service Release 3
- September 2008
Enhanced Version of Backlight Pattern Optimizer Available
- August 2008
LightTools 6.1 Service Release 2
- July 2008
Beta Release of New LightTools SolidWorks® Link Module
- July 2008
LightTools 6.1 Service Release 2
- June 2008
An Overview of LightTools 6.1
- April 2008
New LightTools Solar Tracking and Compound Concentrator Utilities
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White Papers and Other Publications
 Illumination Fundamentals Booklet
Download the Illumination Fundamentals booklet (1.3 MB), published jointly by ORA and the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer. Provides a basic overview of the science of light and illumination.
 Product-Specific White Papers (PDF)
In addition to these white papers, ORA engineers have written a number of technical papers that may be of interest to users or prospective users of our software.
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ORA Webinar Series
 The ORA Webinar series presents live, interactive broadcasts of CODE V andLightTools topics our customers want to know more about. If you missed a webinar, you can view a recording from our archives at your own convenience.
Available only on the Customer Support Web Site. Click on CODE V/LightTools Support > Webinar Recordings.
| CODE V Webinars |
LightTools Webinars |
| Tolerancing Case Study of a .65 NA Microscope Objective |
Overview of LightTools 6.2
Broadcast date:
February 25, 2009 |
Overview of CODE V 10.0
Broadcast date:
January 21, 2009 |
LightTools SolidWorks® Link Training Video
Broadcast date:
July 9, 2008 |
| Overview of Tolerancing in CODE V |
An Overview of LightTools 6.1
Broadcast date:
May 21, 2008 |
Overview of CODE V
Version 9.82
Broadcast date:
May 28, 2008 |
An Overview of LightTools 6.0
Broadcast date:
August 8, 2007 |
Overview of CODE V
Version 9.81
Broadcast date:
February 20, 2008 |
An Overview of LightTools 5.4
Broadcast date:
January 10, 2007 |
Overview of CODE V
Version 9.80
Broadcast date: October 3, 2007
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A Preview of LightTools 5.3
Broadcast date:
June 14, 2006 |
An Overview of CODE V Version 9.70
Broadcast date:
October 26, 2006 |
Understanding Receiver and Chart Data in LightTools
Broadcast date:
May 3, 2006 |
Fitting Surface Sag and Other Measured Data for Use in CODE V
Broadcast date: October 4, 2006 |
Effective Use of LightTools Core Features
Broadcast date:
February 8, 2006 |
Effective Use of GUI and Commands in CODE V
Broadcast date:
March 15, 2006 |
An Introduction to LightTools Optimization, Part 2 of 2
Broadcast date:
December 14, 2005 |
Designing Telecentric Systems in CODE V
Broadcast date:
January 18, 2006 |
An Introduction to LightTools Optimization, Part 1 of 2
Broadcast date:
December 7, 2005 |
A Preview of New Features in CODE V 9.60
Broadcast date: October 27, 2005 |
An Overview of LightTools 5.2
Broadcast date:
November 30, 2005 |
A Preview of New Features in CODE V 9.50
Broadcast date:
August 25, 2004 |
A Preview of New Features in LightTools 5.1
Broadcast date:
January 12, 2005 |
Chief Ray Aiming in CODE V
Broadcast date: March 10, 2004 |
A Preview of New Features in LightTools 5.0
Broadcast date:
March 18, 2004 |
A Preview of New Features in CODE V 9.40
Broadcast date:
December 10, 2003 |
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Introduction to CODE V's COM Interface
Broadcast date:
September 17, 2003 |
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