ORA Delivers the SolidWorks Link Module for Optimized Illumination Solutions
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The LightTools® SolidWorks® Link Module provides a direct link between LightTools and SolidWorks for a streamlined and user-friendly engineering environment for optical and mechanical design teams.
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| Full Feature Description |
June 2008 -Optical Research Associates (ORA®) has introduced the LightTools® SolidWorks® Link Module, a direct link between LightTools and SolidWorks, which delivers a streamlined and user-friendly engineering environment for optical and mechanical design teams. This new module enables designers to link SolidWorks mechanical models to LightTools, where they can assign optical properties, optimize, and directly update their SolidWorks models. Capabilities and benefits of the SolidWorks Link Module include:
- LightTools’ fully integrated illumination optimization capability supports the optimization of SolidWorks mechanical components – including parts and assemblies – as well as LightTools optical components and properties. Any changes made during the LightTools optimization process can be automatically updated in the SolidWorks model to retain common geometry in both software products.
- Bidirectional communications between LightTools and SolidWorks ensure that all changes made in LightTools can be immediately updated in SolidWorks; likewise, changes made in SolidWorks can be directly transferred to LightTools.
- All optical definitions made in LightTools, such as material properties, sources, and receivers, are retained during bidirectional communications between LightTools and SolidWorks – users never have to re-apply these definitions.
- The SolidWorks feature tree is visible in the LightTools design view, providing SolidWorks users with an interface that is instantly familiar.
For more information, please send an email to info@opticalres.com.
