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LightTools V2026.03: Illumination Design & Optical Simulation Software LightTools 2026.03 is Keysight Technologies’ latest release for 3D optical engineering and illumination design. The software has transitioned from Synopsys to Keysight, with this version retaining the version numbering convention of the previous owner but shipping under the Keysight brand . This release focuses on eliminating simulation bottlenecks and supporting next-generation applications . Key New Features in V2026.03 GPU-Accelerated Forward Ray Tracing Significant performance upgrade with 10× to over 50× speed gains depending on model complexity and hardware . Supports point and surface sources, multiple receiver meshes, volume scattering models (Gegenbauer, Henyey-Greenstein), measured BSDF, Microfacet scatter models, and optical cementing . Enables high-fidelity simulations with hundreds of millions of rays much earlier...

LucidShape 2024.9: The Premier Virtual Prototyping Platform for Advanced Optical Design In the competitive and highly regulated fields of automotive lighting and precision illumination, virtual prototyping has become indispensable. LucidShape 2024.9 stands at the forefront as a specialized, industry-standard computer-aided engineering (CAE) software suite dedicated to the design, simulation, and rigorous analysis of complex optical systems. This powerful environment, developed in alignment with industry workflows, empowers optical engineers, lighting designers, and photometric experts to create, validate, and optimize lighting solutions entirely in the digital realm before a single physical prototype is built. From conceptualizing the sharp cutoff of an adaptive driving beam to crafting the uniform glow of a rear tail lamp, LucidShape provides the sophisticated ray-tracing engine and specialized...