LightTools Library Expansion Includes New Systems, Sources, and Display Enhancement Films
September 2005 - New example systems, sources, and display enhancement films are now available to LightTools users to help streamline and accelerate the design process. This includes:
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Over 390 sources for automotive and LED applications.
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Display Enhancement Films (DEFs), including Brightness Enhancing Films (BEFs), Reflective Polarizer BEFs, and Turning Films. Users can load these standard films as is, or customize them.
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90 pre-built systems for automotive, backlight, digital projector, imaging, LED, light pipe, general lighting, and stray light applications. These complete systems can be used as design templates.
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Example models that demonstrate key LightTools features, including using the COM/API for sharing data with other applications, modeling sources, and defining surface properties, receivers, geometry, and materials.
All of these resources are available for immediate download on ORA's password-protected Customer Support Portal: http://support.opticalres.com. For information about obtaining an account for this site, go to our Technical Support page.
In the upcoming LightTools 5.2 release (available in November 2005), users will have access to library utilities to browse, preview, customize, and load these resources into LightTools models. These library utilities will be available from the main LightTools menu.
