Parametric Optical Design Tools*

The Parametric Optical Design Tools included in Photopia 2.0 dramatically streamline the design process and help you produce world class optical designs.

This tool creates a Parametric Optical Design - allowing the user to setup weighting factors for discrete aiming angular zones in the distribution. Different distributions are attained by manipulating the weighting factors for each aiming zone.

The following screen captures illustrate how changing weighting factors interactively allows you to produce an optimal design in mere minutes. Note: in the images below, the aiming weighting factors are shown in yellow, superimposed on to the candela distribution.

Step #1: Initial design iteration based on initial design parameters

Step #2: Second iteration, changing the aiming weighting factors to increase the light in the low part of the distribution.

Step #3: Final iteration, further changing of the aiming weighting factors to even out the distribution.

Final Reflector

Shaded Plot Comparison - Initial iteration vs. Final iteration