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Licensing and installation help

For information about obtaining, licensing and installing CODE V and LightTools software, see the Licensing and Installation Help overview.

Customer support portal

The Customer Support Portal (http://support.opticalres.com) is a password-protected site that offers additional resources for CODE V and LightTools customers. It provides access to training materials, user group presentations, sample system and application files, FAQs, macro downloads, recordings of previously held Webinars, and more. New users can register for an account, which is usually activated within one business day.

CODE V Glass catalog updates

Update your CODE V glass catalog to the latest version.

CODE V and LightTools Enews

CODE V and LightTools Enewsletters are released monthly to current customers. Some links to videos are only available to current customers.

CODE V

  • April 2013
    Quick tip: Overlaying Detector Dimensions and Airy Disks on Spot Diagrams
  • February 2013
    Quick Tip: Analyzing Zernike field dependence using the Field Map option (FMA) and CODE V Glass Catalog Updates Available for Download
  • December 2012
    CODE V 10.5 Service Release 1 (SR1) Is Available for Download
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  • November 2012
    Quick Tip: Simplifying your Lens Data Manager, CODE V glass catalog updates available for download, CODE V 10.5 webinar recording available
  • October 2012
    CODE V 10.5 and Updated Asphere Writer Now Available
  • August 2012
    New CODE V quick tips video, 2012 CODE V User Group presentations, CODE V glass catalog updates, Windows XP64 support, and CODE V training
  • May 2012
    Reviewing glass data in CODE V and CODE V Glass Catalog Updates Available for Download
  • March 2012
    CODE V 10.4 Service Release 1 (SR1) Is Available for Download
  • December 2011
    Asphere Writer available on the Customer Portal
  • October 2011
    CODE V 10.4 Now Available
  • May 2011
    CODE V Tips – Incorporate CODE V Images into PowerPoint, Glass Catalog Updates
  • March 2011
    CODE V 10.3 Features Enhanced Support for Aspheric Lens Design
  • December 2010
    CODE V Tips – Miscellaneous Tips from Tech Support
  • October 2010
    CODE V 10.2 Service Release 3 (SR3) Is Now Available for Download
  • July 2010
    CODE V Tip – New Macro for Calculating MTF Using Beam Propagation Data
  • May 2010
    Quick Tip – Modeling Fresnel Lenses in CODE V
  • March 2010
    Quick Tip: New CODE V Glass Expert Macro Available for Download
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

LightTools

  • May 2013
    Tip: Balancing Distribution and Power with LightTools Optimization; LightTools Support for Windows XP To Be Discontinued in 2014; Watch Our New LightTools Video on YouTube
  • March 2013
    Try the LightTools Example Model Library
  • January 2013
    LightTools 8.0 Available Now
  • November 2012
    LightTools 8.0 RC Available Now
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  • September 2012
    LightTools 7.3 Service Release 1 (SR1) Is Available for Download
  • June 2012
    LightTools 7.3 FCS Now Available
  • May 2012
    Choosing effective variables using the LightTools Parameter Sensitivity Utility
  • February 2012
    LightTools 7.3 RC Available Now
  • December 2011
    New Task Lighting Video Demonstrations and new training course notes
  • October 2011
    LightTools 7.2 Service Release 1 (SR1) Is Available for Download and • Quick Tip: Customizing Color Maps for LumViewer Charts
  • August 2011
    LightTools 7.2 Now Available
  • November 2010
    New Version of LightTools Available and a Quick Tip
  • August 2010
    Quick Tip – The User Coordinate System (UCS) in LightTools
  • June 2010
    LightTools 7.0 Service Release 1 (SR1) Is Available for Download
  • May 2010
    Quick Tip – Using Ray Paths and the Ray Path Analyzer in LightTools
  • March 2010
    Overview of LightTools 7.0
  • 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
  • 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
  • December 2007
    Latest LightTools Service Release is Available for Download
  • September 2007
    LightTools Version 6.0
  • August 2007
    Optimizing Backlight Patterns in LightTools
  • June 2007
    LightTools User Survey – Give Us Your Input, We'll Give You a LightTools Cap!
  • February 2007
    LightTools Version 5.4

 

White Papers and Other Publications

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.

 

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.

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