TracePro Revision History

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1 TracePro Revision History Version 3.3 V3.3.7 New: Coating DLL surface properties have been enhanced. DLL writer can work in a mode where ray directions and Stokes vector parameters are sent from the DLL to TracePro. New: Prompt for user parameter when applying surface properties of type Coating DLL. New: OSLO lens design translator now supports the ASP ARA command New: Scheme editor now auto indents while editing a file. Update: Files for the Photo-Realistic Rendering module have been updated Update: Supply warning message to user when running out of memory on submitted model Update: Properly transform all position and vector information of surface-based properties on an object in response to the Modify selection in the insert dialog boxes. Update: Fix updating of Apply Properties dialog for all transitions between surface property types. Update: Change to binary source file format. Specification changed to include wavelength units identifier in source file. Without this identifier, units are nanometers Update: Permit binary source file to continue to search for desired wavelengths after the first wavelength is determined not to match raytrace options settings Update: Refresh Apply Properties dialog when a property is copied in the database editors Update: Fix scale problem identified in submitted model Update: Fix macro (tools:database-import ) to behave as documented: #t prompts for overwrite, #f does not prompt for overwrite 3389 Update: Fix inconsistency in handling non-default units in certain macro recordings Update: Fix update issue in Rotate Object dialog Update: Permit opening model with File Open when database property editor is active window Update: Update label in Copy Property dialog Update: Permit editing of all properties that are copied from an existing property Update: Prevent crash on submitted model after setting the number of default discrete wavelengths to a high number Update: Fix undo problem after Boolean operations. 3270, 3272, 3287 Update: Fix submitted crash in reverse raytracing when attempting to save Candela data in simulation mode Update: Fix enabling of editing formula tab in Material Property Editor. Update: Fix macro recording for applying bulk scatter properties Update: Add support for saving multiple configurations from the TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks. Update: Fixed parentheses matching in Scheme Editor. Update: Made improvements to keyword highlighting in Scheme Editor. Update: Fix problem with roundoff calculation for rays entering edge of RepTile cell in submitted model. Update: Adjust projected solid angle calculation in Rectangular Iso-Candela plot; and adjust binning algorithm to remove spikey appearance Update: Fix sort dialog in Material Property Editor. Update: Enhancement to lens design translators do not terminate translation upon initial, minor error. In many cases, geometry will be successfully imported after occurrence of commands in the lens deck that are not understood by the importer (and flagged as errors or warnings). Update: TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks has also been updated. Please refer to its revision history.

2 V3.3.6 New: IMPORTANT NOTICE: This version of TracePro understands the OML files written by TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks. Customers using TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks must upgrade to this version of TracePro. Update: Prevent double intersection on oblate spheroid with some voxelizations on submitted model Update: Fix identified problems with GRIN ray tracing on submitted models. 3321, 3330 Update: Fix irradiance viewer coordinates Update: Remove unused radio buttons from Add dialog in Material Property Editor. Update: Improve boundary checking in rounded prism RepTile geometries. Update: Improve tile traversal in RepTile by dealing with some mathematical round-off issues. Update: Update documentation to (analysis:incident-save ) macro command Update: Fix identified file saving issue with (analysis:incident-save ) macro command Update: Fix potential initialization problem when rotating objects around the Y-axis Update: Upgrade ACIS to R14 service pack 9 Update: Fix outline misplacement on irradiance map of submitted model Update: Fix low-level RepTile error checking on submitted model Update: Properly handle local and global coordinates in status bar display for irradiance maps Update: Updates to XML reader to handle TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks version information and delimiting tokens. Update: Check for valid vectors in a consistent order in user interface - Z first, Y second. Update: Permit opening lens design files when file filter is set to All Files in the File Open dialog Update: Improve message when format errors are recognized during importing property files. Update: Truncate long object and surface names in XML portion of new OML file formats. Update: Fixed irradiance/illuminance viewer when footcandles or W/ft^2 data is viewed or requested. Update: Fixes for transform related issues in DXF exporting Macro: (property:export-reptile-dxf entity name [is_2d] ) Macro: (property:export-reptile-text entity name ) Macro: (tools:get-rgb-from-wavelengths wavelength wavelength_list ) Macro: (tools:set-entity-color entity rgb ) V3.3.5 New: Add anisotropy to grating functionality. Azimuth angle can now be supplied in grating-type surface properties New: Output positions used in measure calculation to message window New: Improved confirmation dialog box when importing properties that already exist in the database. New: Add absolute value function to evaluator. The syntax is: abs( ). This can be used in all evaluator controls and parameterized RepTile definitions. Update: Fix angle of incidence extrapolation of anisotropic properties when the polarization flag is set. Update: Updates to XML reader/writer to have consistency with TracePro Bridge for SolidWorks. Update: Handle RepTile display error and report location to user Update: Fix point inside test for prism hole RepTile geometry Update: Catch memory allocation failure in submitted model. Update: Increase default heap size of scheme interpreter to handle larger scheme files. This will handle out of memory conditions on submitted macro files. 3252, 3057, 2591, 2046 Update: Fix baffle vane transform on submitted model. Update: Fix thin sheet sweep direction from user interface. Macro recorder playback yields correct result and now operation from user interface matches this result. Update: Prevent updating of ray history table when there is no change in the selected surface in the model view.

3 Update: Prevent crash in auto importance sampling when ray does not intersect any surfaces in the model. Update: Fix typo in output from Measure dialog. Update: Ensure gratings work with all sources with continuous wavebands Update: Fix importance sampling on coincident faces Update: Prevent possible crash scenario in simulation mode when some wavelength weights are set to zero Update: Remove RepTile property and notify user after geometry is modified to remove any ambiguity on the RepTile property s proper placement. The user shall re-apply the property to ensure proper placement Update: Fix voxelization problem on submitted model due to numerical issues with an internal tolerance setting. This adjustment has no impact (positive or negative) on accuracy or computational speed of the raytracing algorithms in other models. Update: Ensure that the View Display RepTiles toggle accounts for all RepTile properties in the model. Update: Implement high resolution rotational symmetry calculations on Candela distribution plots. These calculations are no longer dependent on the number of horizontal angles input by the user Update: Ensure RepTile properties are properly updated in the audit Update: Fix RepTile display of 90 degree hip roof Update: Ensure surface property export of a stack type property exports the material properties in the stack. Also ensure stack property export exports the material properties in the stack Update: Fix precision issue for data entry on RepTile tab of Apply Properties dialog. Update: Fix dynamic data exchange (DDE) problem when launching TracePro by double-clicking on an OML file from Windows Explorer Update: Enable object selection after toggling between view modes and setting visibility states Update: Refresh surface property plots properly after copying a property Update: Refresh Candela plots properly after calls from the macro language Update: Properly display the correct units in the status bar for irradiance map views Update: Move first surface to origin in lens design translators when object thickness is greater than 10 meters to avoid potential numerical problems at large distances from the origin Update: Tighten tolerances on spline creation to fix ray leak on seam of submitted aspheric surface. Update: Disable File Save Ray Data menu option when in simulation mode Update: Fix retroreflection on mangin mirror configuration Update: Update grid raytrace dialog after Apply in all cases, utilizing Windows default behavior for error-checking on submitted input Update: Enhance audit to perform better error checking on corner cube RepTile geometry Update: Prevent very rare possible crash scenario when using zoom window. Update: Update Insert Lens Element dialog for radius and curvature modes properly Update: Properly handle min and max fractional flux inputs when ray sorting Update: Fix Fresnel lens image and object distance calculations Update: Repair translation of ZEMAX glass pickup command Update: Improve translation of OSLO pk cv and pk cvm commands to include aspheric and Zernike coefficients. Update: Fix irradiance maps for reverse ray tracing when bulk scatter is in the model Update: Upgrade ACIS to R14 service pack 8 Update: Prevent editing of <None> property in Bulk Scatter, Gradient Index, RepTile, and Thin Film Stack editors. Update: Fix exporting of Material properties catalogs Update: Fix importing issue with GRADIUM (Sellmeier) type Gradient Index properties. Update: Update Zemax translator to handle argument lists on PZUP and other pickup commands Update: Properly prompt for tile parameters for hexagonal tile type in RepTile property editor Update: Fix hang during macro execution on submitted model. Update: Prevent crash after modifying an object with an exit surface in Simulation mode and saving it to a new file. 3190

4 Update: Set ray display time out default to 1 second Update: Inform user which catalog new property will go into when adding properties of the following type: Bulk Scatter, Gradient Index, RepTile, and Stack. Update: Have consistent name for dialog when prompting for database. Update: Warn user when invalid zero azimuth vector is attempted to be applied for surface properties with asymmetric table bsdf scatter models. Update: Do not display rays after resuming raytrace if display rays toggle is off Update: Assign neighboring node s grating data when inserting independent variables into grating type surface properties in the Surface Property Editor. Update: Fix flux report problem for bulk scatter with ray splitting off. Update: Prompt for asymmetric axis in Apply Properties dialog box for surface properties with Asymmetric Table BSDF. Update: Fix parsing of Zemax XDAT command Update: Fix crash when editing Grating type surface property Update: Fix saving and exporting of Coating DLL type surface properties. Properly clean-up internal database tables when deleting catalogs of Surface Properties and Bulk Scatter properties with DLL types in them. Update: Provide proper checking for corner cube width in RepTile editor. Update: Audit now accepts anisotropic surface properties in the Standard Edition of TracePro. Update: Permit users to add azimuth angles to anisotropic surface properties in the Standard Edition of TracePro. Update: Fix problem with bulk scatter in non-ray-split mode. V3.3.4 New: Provide functionality to handle transmitting thin sheets and embedded thin sheets New: Prevent application of the following property types to thin sheets: Material, Mueller Matrix, Gradient Index, Bulk Scatter, and RepTile New: Enhancements to path sorting file: output the total flux and add a column which contains the fraction of the total flux for each path. New: 2D DXF exporting of RepTile properties. New: Add new options to IES output: number of lamps, multiplier, and luminous dimensions. 454, 1034 New: Add delta distance output in three orthogonal dimensions to measurement tool for vertex to vertex selections. Update: The following enhancements/fixes have been made to the Scheme editor: Add warning if file cannot be saved due to a sharing violation Enable right-click options Fix print output to use normal size fonts Fix parentheses matching when in-line comments appear in text Add line number display option Fix spacing for footer text so it is not cut off. Pressing F1 opens help file if nothing is selected Update About box and update version number to 3.3. Update: Fix irradiance maps and Candela plots for Reverse Raytrace in Simulation Mode Update: Fix voxelization issue that appeared as a spike in the Candela plot of the submitted model Update: Improve numerical stability in stack calculation for thick layers and near grazing incidence Update: Fix erroneously generated transmitted scatter for a surface with a retro-reflector property Update: Fix raytrace issue related to coincident faces in supplied model Update: Allow looser tolerance for spline intersections far from the origin to permit convergence on successful intersections Update: Ensure consistent raytracing among multiple runs of the submitted model Update: Fix typo in macro recording of (insert:cyclone ).

5 Update: Prevent program hang when intercept limit is reached on a coincident face. 3149, 3158 Update: Use default temperature setting properly Update: Check for access privileges for writing simulation files Update: Insure that turning ray-splitting off disables specular rays only, importance sampling, and aperture diffraction, as designed Update: Fix submitted crash scenarios when running out of memory during raytrace. 2629, 2563 Update: Fix submitted crash scenarios when running out of memory during Candela plotting and irradiance map plotting. This could have impacted ray histories, incident ray tables, and polarization maps all of which are now fixed Update: Fix issue with zero-height chamfer in parameterized cone geometry Update: Fix issue with prism hole geometry Update: Fix for coincident face raytracing when Ray Splitting is turned off. 2998, 2995, 2759, 3134 Update: Flux is now conserved in flux report for coincident faces with different surface properties Update: Fix flux assignment in reverse raytracing. Update: Upgrade ACIS to R14 service pack 7 Update: Refresh property cache immediately after importing a property that replaces an already existing property Update: Eliminate program hang trying to access surface property after corresponding stack property was deleted Update: Ensure positive values of height and width in RepTile Property Editor Update: Initialize Mueller matrix in API call. Update: Fix crash in submitted temperature distribution case Update: Fix resume raytrace crash Update: Retain dialog entries after applying a relative move to an object Update: Retain state of display flag after objects are moved or rotated and during undo and redo operations. Macro: (entity:get-name entity ) V3.3.3 New: 3D DXF exporting of RepTile properties. Update: Fix RepTile display and raytrace error Update: Increase number of arguments on DIAM command for Zemax translator. Update: Fix submitted crash when opening SAT files with non-body entities Update: Fix refreshing of Move dialog box in absolute mode Update: Ensure surface selection measurement is correct after a scaling operation Update: Ensure proper surface properties are displayed for each edition of TracePro Update: Fix potential hang with orientation dialog box Update: Provide warning message when stack property used by surface property is missing, or when material property used by stack property is missing Update: Have database importers successfully read input files with extra lines in them. Update: Hook up Save icon in main toolbar for database editors Update: Handle absorbed flux properly in non-ray-split mode Update: Handle all arguments on CURV command for Zemax translator Update: Fix crash in aperture diffraction Update: Update database interface in preparation for new technology. Update: Fix simulation file path Update: Fix resume raytrace in simulation mode Update: Fix macro recording of aspheric coefficients Update: Upgrade ACIS to R14 service pack 6

6 Update: Eliminate program hanging several days into long runs. V3.3.2 Update: Fix exporting of surface property catalogs Update: Remove extra parentheses from macro recording of (insert:cyclone ) and (solid:sweep-face ) Update: Upgrade ACIS to R14 service pack 5 Update: Increase internal hash table of ACIS entities to 10,000 to preserve system tree ordering of objects for larger models Update: Fix RepTile exporting error in submitted model Update: Fix importance sampling for bulk scatter Update: Fix continuous waveband rays traced when number of sub-bands is set to Update: Fix double intersection in faceted face intersector on submitted model Update: Fix discrepancy between analysis mode and simulation mode when an exit surface is on a coincident face Update: Improve interface to database. Update: Fix ray selection issue with irradiance maps. Update: Insert Part can now read OML files containing XML. Update: Fix spurious error message and suppression of ray for reverse raytrace Update: Fix display of polar Candela distribution plot for submitted model Update: Fix initialization problem for mixed BSDF types. Update: Check surface property catalog when checking for same property on coincident surfaces. Update: Properly parse material property catalog name when working with Thin Film Stacks Update: Fix updating for displaying selected rays V3.3.1 Update: Fix crash when viewing simulation data with no model open Update: Properly assign flux types when reading irradiance map data from disk. Update: Fix macro recorder when applying RepTile properties Update: Ensure audit recognizes changed properties Update: Check for appropriate arguments when applying RepTile property with macro. Update: Check for existence of simulation files before deletion Update: Increase field widths for display in Surface Property Editor Update: Prevent rare floating point error that resulted in bad output near bottom of irradiance map Update: Update surface property plots when a surface property is modified Update: Update catalog and name combo boxes in property editors after importing a property. Update: Properly import old property files before the existence of catalogs. Update: Fix problem of low flux blackbody sources being truncated Update: Permit deletion of wavelength entries in Material Property Editor Update: Fix raytrace crash reported in RepTile. 792, 2960 Update: Properly display rays upon irradiance map selection. The supplied example selected rays in the opposite quadrant of the irradiance map Update: Fix coordinate transformation issue identified in selected ray display Update: Reduce memory consumption in model display. V3.3.0 Update: Upgrade geometry engine to ACIS R14 Update: Fix Importance Sampling dialog display if the Add button is not initially pressed before Apply. 590 New: Add support for ZEMAX TILTSURF surface type.

7 Update: Add required system topic to DDE interface. New: Add export catalog to property editors. New: The Property Editors for Bulk Scatter, Gradient Index, Thin Film Stacks, and RepTile Properties have updated to have the same look as Material and Surface Property Editors. All allow catalogs of properties. New: Add a Copy Property button to each of the property editors so an existing property can serve as the starting point for a new property. Update: Enhancements and bugs fixes in the Irradiance/Illuminance Viewer. Update: Overhaul of the ray-trace engine. This will be evident to users as more efficient memory usage in Simulation Mode and even more reliable operation. Update: For Standard and Expert, polarization now works in non-ray-split mode. For Expert, birefringence now works in non-ray-split mode. New: For TracePro Expert, major enhancements to RepTile, including: a) Varying geometry by row and column (instead of just by column). b) Varying the width of rectangular tiles by row and by column. c) Enhancement of ring geometry to include segmented rings and allow placement of geometry within the rings. d) For a) and b), tile and geometry parameters can be specified by an expression that depends on row and column number. e) A random number generator is available in the expressions in d) for randomly varying the parameters. f) Polarization now works in non-ray-split mode, allowing polarization effects in RepTile geometry. g) New geometry type: ellipsoid h) Decentering of geometry within a tile for 2D variable geometry as in a) and b). See User s Manual for details. Update: Enhancements in the Irradiance/Illuminance Map. Update: Add Modify button to the following Insert dialogs: Fresnel Lens, Tube, and Baffle Vane New: Add option to display high-resolution silhouettes. New: Select region in maps to display enclosed flux. Display rays in select region. See User s Manual for details. New: Add Command line argument to increase memory heap in macro language. Syntax: C:\>TracePro h 1024 allocates 1024 kilobytes for the macro language heap (default is 512) Update: Fix resume raytrace bug Update: Remove inconsistencies when opening OML and SAT files 2618 New: Add tapered tube to Insert Tube dialog New: Advanced selection capabilities added. See User s Manual for details. Update: Increase limit on surface sources in TracePro RC and TracePro LC from 6 to 10 Update: Remove limit on exit surfaces from all editions. Update: Add anisotropic surface properties to TracePro Standard edition Update: RepTile surface now recognizes stack from surface property on owning surface Update: Fix bug in anisotropic asymmetric elliptical Gaussian BSDF Update: Fix bug in asymmetric table BSDF with anisotropic surface property Update: Refresh surface caching when beginning raytrace to improve consistency in raytrace engine. Update: Fix aspheric intersector error on submitted model Update: Fix rare normalization issue in BSDF with importance sampling Update: Fix temperature distribution issue with submitted model Update: Provide better check for plane of incidence very close to surface normal. This led to a Stokes vector initialization error. Update: Fix conservation of energy issue with Fresnel calculations on birefringent material from certain incident polarization states. Update: Properly account for azimuth dependence in energy conservation calculation of anisotropic properties.

8 Version 3.2 V3.2.5 Update: Fix macro recorder for (insert:lens-element) - missing an argument for the aspheric terms Update: Fix ray selection for source traces. Update: Disable flux report for reverse trace Update: Fix insert:part - Insert:Part generates error with stl file Update: Fix zoom - Zoom Cursor - zoomed display does not update if WCS is not displayed Update: Refresh raytrace option dialog - (raytrace:set-uniform-voxel-type) does not do anything Update: Fix a crash in polarization maps. Update: Make status window larger in polarization maps - data in Status Bar is cut off Update: Fix rotational symmetry - Candela Plot anaomalies in plot with Rotational Symmetry option selected Update: Improve ZEMAX translator to handle infinite clear aperture radius. Update: Add default volume flux file extension - when saving volume flux file, the.txt extension is not added automatically Update: Add support for OSLO tilt offset in OSLO translator. Update: Support for OSLO gc command (global coordinates with respect to surface). V3.2.4 Update: Check surface property catalog during audit Update: Fix surface normal problem. Update: Fix raytrace error for aspherics turned into splines. Update: Test for translator license and DLL (STEP & IGES) Update: Count the center ray in annular irradiance smoothing. Update: Add support for surface tilt/decenter to ZEMAX translator. Update: Fix bug in reverse raytrace - getting consistently good results now. V3.2.3 Update: Make irradiance viewer available for all editions Update: Fix version checking for older OML files. Update: Fix convergence issue with faceted face intersector. Update: Fix macro recorder output for Polarization page of the Grid Raytrace. Update: Perform full audit when toolbar button is used. Update: Only permit editing of 1 azimuth for scatter beta = 0 in table BSDF properties. Update: Fix for auto importance sampling with new 3.2-style targets. Update: Improve zooming in on edges. Update: Limit zooming to correspond to visualization limits. Update: Fix Stack calculation for coincident surfaces. Update: Add All Files option to filters for Irradiance Viewer file dialogs. Update: Fix ray and surface outline position in Irradiance maps Update: Fix Raysorting dialog refresh problems when switching between different views Update: Allow user to Set Min value in Irradiance map when log scale is enabled Update: Fix saving Incident Ray table data when first wavelength has more than 2048 rays Update: Set Zoom All to ignore invisible objects Update: Improve speed of Audit. Update: Fix sorting issues in property editors. Update: Fix Irradiance map Local option.

9 Update: Fix problem updating System tree after creating object from the macro language. Update: Fix edge resolution testing for RepTile display. V3.2.2 Update: Fix network license to allow multiple instances of TracePro on a single computer. Update: Fix for bulk absorption in RepTile Update: Improve error checking on input for Importance Targets. Update: More consistency in GetOutwardNormal Update: Improve error checking on input for Volume Flux parameters. Update: Eliminate numerical problems in Birefringence calculations. Update: Fix edge traversal calculation. Update: Fix raytrace for ray starting in birefringent media Update: Fix sorting bug in incident ray tables and ray histories. Update: Soften error message for starting a ray inside a birefringent material. Update: Fix ZEMAX translator Update: Fix data retrieval in Rectangular ISO-Candela plot in Simulation mode. Update: Fix problems with solar grid & 2435 New: Support ISO format rotationally symmetric aspheres in OSLO translator, up to order Update: Make property combination consistent Update: Allow negative index of refraction. This is supported for tabular data and polynomials that are defined in n but not in n 2. Update: Fix foot-candle labeling - gnat Update: Fix voxelization of circular, axial cylinders along the x-axis. V3.2.1 Update: Fix Photo Rendering lit appearance. Update: Fix bulk scatter problem with non-scattering medium embedded in scattering. Update: Allow for long Code V commands. Update: Don't update macro name after file selection. Update: Disable selection of invisible object. Update: Fix flux problem for reverse rays. Update: Fix cdf interpolation problem for table bsdf and asymmetric sources. Update: Fix irradiance map crash. Update: Fix surface source asymmetry problem for long cylinders. Update: Increase transparency performance when rotating. V3.2.0 New: Irradiance/Illuminance Viewer to view plot files saved in text format, and add and subtract data. New: Scheme Editor for Macros with syntax coloring and context sensitive help. New: Stratified Importance Sampling permitting new tailoring of importance sampling targets. New: Reverse Ray Tracing to trace rays from Exit surfaces to Sources. New: Photorealistic Rendering of OML files. New: Additional CAD Translators for Pro/E, Inventor, VD-AFS, and Catia. Update: Binary file format for Source Files with support for ProSource from Radiant Imaging. Update: Options to view the Voxels used during the raytrace. Update: The Preference dialog pages have been modified. Update: The Customize dialog pages have been modified.

10 Update: Data from Polarization maps can now be saved to disk. Update: The Surface Property Plotter is integrated in to the Surface Property Editor. Update: Prevent deleting of read only properties. Version 3.1 V3.1.5 Update: Fix raytrace crash after certain property changes. Update: Remove refinement saved with OML files. Obsolete visualization data was stored preventing files to be read into TracePro. Update: Fix Surface Property updating in the Apply Properties Dialog. Prevented use of some properties including MOXTEK and gratings. V3.1.4 Update: Fix projection of Irradiance relief plot so the entire plot is always viewable, regardless of angle. Update: Fix scroll page problem in Property Report. Update: Honor selection of Display Visible Objects under View/Customize. Update: Allow selection in hidden line view. Update: Fix problem of prematurely ending file read of ACCOS lens. Update: Check for valid scale factors in SAT files. Update: Do not let TIR suppress possibly transmitted grating orders. Update: Fix double-intersection and missed-intersection problems with faceted face intersector. Update: Restrict description field to 50 chars in Surface and Material property editors. Update: Fix set active view problem preventing copied objects from being deleted. Update: Replace formulas from dialogs with calculated values after pressing the Insert or Modify button. Update: Remove refinements after object scaling, no-longer causes long audits. Update: Improve audit efficiency on models with lots of geometry. V3.1.3 Update: Add wavelength to zero absorptance warning message for Surface Sources. Update: Maintain object properties when modifying Faceted Reflectors. Update: Fix property selection in Reptile property Editor. Update: Display warning when things go wrong in Macro Recorder. Update: Update raytrace options dialog when changing units. Update: Fix label placement in surface plots. Update: Make coincident face code work for up to 4 legitimate coincident faces. Update: Convert ray error messages to system units. Update: Update Moxtek property data DLLs. Update: Disable processing of pickups in ZEMAX translation. Update: Allow additional arguments on several ZEMAX commands. Update: Fix reverse-tilt-decenter command Update: Fixes to make toroidal surfaces translate correctly (all lens translators). Update: Correct model scaling during SAT import. Update: Fix macro recorder Raytrace Grid boundary size. Update: Balance energy before building c.d.f. for non-ray-split mode. Update: Fix raytrace crashes with RepTile surfaces and non-ray splitting modes.

11 Update: Improve DLL interface to Mueller Matrices. Update: Permit source rays to be correctly launched from a coincident surface. Update: Enable tool tips in surface and material property editors. V3.1.2 Update: Add macro record for Edit>>Surface>>Revolve. Update: Permit ZEMAX CLAP command to accept 3 arguments Update: Fix macro recorder crash when creating a Fresnel lens. Update: Suppress "The raytrace has not changed since the last volume flux calculation." message when running macro. Update: Update OSLO translator. Update: Properly transform Mueller matrix when applied in a coating DLL Update: Fix torus voxelization problem. Update: Update tree view when pasting object which was selected wit the Surface selection tool. V3.1.1 Update: Update ACIS version to remove negative edge problems with imported geometry. Update: Remove various memory leaks with raytrace and voxel data. Update: Prevent Ray Splitting flag from spontaneously turning off when using RepTile. Update: Delete raydata on a manual audit since data is no longer synchronized to the model. Update: Adjust voxelization model box for very small models. Update: Fix surface raytrace for small surface sources. Update: Improve voxelization of axial circular edges. Update: Fix error in rotationally symmetric polar isocandela plot. Update: Fix overlapping body error for coincident faces when neither object has a material property. Update: Improve Sphere and Cone voxelization. Update: Fix Table BSDF problems. Update: Fix ray-trace crash that occurs when all of the below are true: we are at the first ray node, the body intersected has a Mueller matrix but no matl prop and the ray is at non-normal incidence. Update: Test for proper initialization prior to CIE map display. Update: Insure access to change normal and up vectors when they are parallel. Update: Fix Mueller Matrix dialog initialize of angle. Update: Fix macro recorder output for Rotate-Copy Object. Update: Show file name in volume flux viewer. Update: Fix crash when measure dialog up and model is closed. Update: Insure validity of rectangular importance targets -- no general parallelograms. Update: Allow creation of lemon-shaped tori from UI. Update: Disable display rays menu when individual ray display is on. Update: Save faceted raytrace normal tolerance with OML file. Update: Fix macro recorder for Copy command in Rotate Selection. Update: Improve LW lit appearance rendering efficiency. Update: Fix macro recorder set aperture diffraction Update: Fix limit on baffle relative ground angle Update: Improve data validation on Insert Baffle Vane Update: Fix object selection to modified reflector after Insert Reflector Modify Update: Update system tree after surface sweep Update: Test for a valid selection IN Apply Property dialog, allows application of Grating properties. Update: Fix crash in faceted face intersector.

12 Update: Show watch cursor when loading large properties from database. Update: Fix minor importance sampling problem with surface sources. New: Support SpaceBall input devices. Update: Improve BSDF calculation for small values of B. Update: Prevent crash in modifying reflectors Update: Provide better defaults and error checking for beam direction vectors in Grid Raytrace Dialog Update: Only allow input for angular profile half angles for valid beam orientations in Grid Raytrace Dialog Update: Fix fit selection problems in Model Window. Update: Improve user interface interaction between System Tree and Apply Properties dialog. Update: Fix Macro Recorder when applying annual importance targets. Update: Fix Macro Recorder for sweep surface. Update: Fix Fresnel calculation on GRIN objects. Update: Fix RepTile raytrace for object containing holes. Update: Fix updating of Object WCS display. Macro: Add fluence calculation macro - (ANALYSIS:FLUENCE-ON-SPHERE center radius) V3.1.0 New: Add Macro Recorder New: Add Notes editor to document design. Notes are stored as RTF in OML file. New: Add Table BSDF to Surface Property. New: Add Measure dialog to show length and distance between various entity types. New: Add auto load scheme macro at system startup. New: Add support for Facetted Raytrace. New: Provide option to open system tree when a model window is opened. New: Added support for Wire Grid Polarizers New: Retain Object and Surface names to/from STEP and IGES files. New: Add Ctrl/Shift/Mouse combinations for pan, orbit, zoom New: Add Double Click to System Tree items. Action will open Property Dialog Page. New: Display Hidden Line view. Update: Modify ray progress dialog to reduce the number of updates. Update: Automatically close FLEXlm license disconnect/reconnect dialogs. Update: Rotate objects about their local origin. Update: Add ray drawing limits for number of starting rays to draw. Update: Add ray drawing option to turn off rays that do not hit any surfaces. Update: Check for rays incident on ends of RepTile surfaces. Update: Add prompt to File Close All to allow saving changes. Update: Fix IES saving in Rectangular ISO-Candela plots Update: Show DAT and TXT file in Insert Source dialog. Update: Add 3 view profile for ZX, ZY and YX. Update: Fix Fresnel calculation to account for complex index of refraction Update: Add option to display selected ray in Incident Ray Table Update: Allow data files to be opened in shared mode. (Insert Source can now read a file open in Excel etc.) Update: Warn is SAT file is using a later version of ACIS. Macros: Macros added in support of Macro Recorder, see complete list in Macro Reference

13 Version 3.0 V3.0.5 Update; Fix solve for crash in Surface Property Editor. Update: Remove multiple error dialog from grating property plots. Update: Export RepTile properties with F12. Update: Fix raytrace:set-grid-pattern-circular peak flux. Update: Correct save version for file:save-as macro. Update: Improve auditing efficiency. Update: Fix refraction calculation for complex indices at TIR. New: Permit negative refractive indices. Update: Fix insert lens Modify (changing Conic Constant from non-zero to zero). Update: Fix potential crash when using the Property>Color page. Update: Retain volume flux dialog data during file browsing. Update: Adjust the specular and BSDF terms of the surface property for the case of a Fresnel surface property. Update: Fix crash due to selection of deleted objects from system tree due to failed object creation. Update: Add warning if edition is ray tracing model with advanced scattering functions and edition is less than Expert. Update: Fix polarization map ellipse display. Update: Prevent user from adding incident angles to Fresnel properties, only the 0 angle is supported. Update: Fix normalization of x-vector in polarization plots. V3.0.4 Update: Fix Material import for legacy property data. Update: Fix program crash on opening Candela plots and Volume Flux window. Update: Change interpretation of zero diffraction distance to mean always diffract V3.0.3 Update: Improve voxelization to reduce numerical rounding problems. Update: Update linear units on Irradiance map to match model units. Update: Fix ray count calculation to prevent invalid data entry in grid raytrace dialog. Update: Insure valid FFT grid size in all cases, (fix OML data errors). Update: Fix object scaling problems: keep scale transform and correct system tree data. Update: Restore (analysis:irradiance-close) functionality. Update: Restore (view:set-display-rays) functionality. Update: Add raytrace warning message for bad surface geometry. Update: Set background color to white for polar candela distribution plots. Update: Fix data bins for rotationally smoothed irradiance plots. Update: Prohibit Solve For in Fresnel, Stack, and CoatingDLL surface properties. Update: Add better Solve For diagnostic messages. Update: Restore default diffraction distance to 1.0e6. Update: Fix surface property editor to allow proper grating order deletion. Update: Update grid background colors for deletion candidates. Update: Fix ray generation for asymmetric BSDF calculations. Update: Improve speed of Apply color property to multiple faces. Update: Fix argument list for property:apply-user-data command. Update: Fix surface property editor cell updating for properties with no specular terms

14 Update: Permit bitmap saving of CIE plots. Update: Fix raytrace transformation initialization problem. Update: OSLO translator support for: - pk ln & pk lnm consistent with other pickups - negative pickups - BEN command - negative thickness on object. New: Add checkerboard pattern to Grid Raytrace. Macro: (raytrace:set-grid-pattern-checkerboard y-major-points x-major-points y-minor-points x-minor-points peakflux) Update: Prevent birefringent material selection in stack editor. Update: Fix Add/Delete functions for Material Property editor. Update: Fix stack save in Stack Property editor. Update: Sort material catalog and property names in Stack Property editor. V3.0.2 Release Update: Fix Surface Property Import/Export properties of type Coating DLL. Update: Fix Surface Property editor when property does not contain specular terms. Update: Fix grid display for Candela contour plots. New: Add hidden line display. New: Add export to HSF format. New: Add InterOp STEP and IGES translators. (Replace existing translator technology) Update: Fix Model Save As bitmap (BMP) file. Update: Fix ray leak on spline surface. Update: Fix bulk scatter importance sampling problem. Update: Permit stack-type surface properties to be created Update: Prevent possible database corruption when applying a coating dll type surface property. Update: Fix raytrace model data on lenses after Boolean operations. Update: Fix transformation on drawn primitive solids. Macro: (entity:get-by-names object-name surface-name) V3.0.1 Release Update: Fix surface property editor column headers. Update: Add Export Catalog menu to Surface and Material editors. Update: Increase colors for some GRADIENT style Irradiance plots. Update: Restore Save As IES options for all Candela plots. Update: Fix raytrace failure. (Customer model) Update: Warn user if birefringent material exists but the edition does not support it. Update: Update location data after an object is translated. Update: Select catalog by exact name when applying surface and material properties. Update: Allow infinite object distance to be put in as 0 when creating Fresnel lens. Update: Properly locate help file when launching TracePro via an OML file. Update: Open external data file in non-exclusive mode. (Allows Source file to be used in TracePro while it is viewed in Excel) Update: Correctly initialize rotational symmetry after changing ray data or changing vectors. Update: Fix Candela plot scale update when changing ray data.

15 Update: Display flux data in status bar for Rectangular Iso-Candela plots. Update: Fix macro command entity:set-color. Update: Fix initialization of Surface Sources with wavebands. Update: Fix ray drawing color when wavelengths have a weight of zero. Update: Fix plot problems with set max/set min. Update: Fix insufficient palette size for displaying contour maps. Update: Fix irradiance map updates during pause and resume. Update: Deal with edges that degenerate to points due to Boolean operations. Update: Fix raytrace errors for some models with planes after Boolean operations. Update: Update vector information on Surface page of Apply Properties dialog. Update: Update Importance Target display when targets are modified. Update: Check for valid Target Normal for annular Importance Targets. Update: Add ability to Modify drawn primitives. Update: Fix Copy Bitmap and Save As Bitmap for Model window. Update: Permit simulation ray files to be used with multiple exit surfaces. New: Add Bitmap and Metafile to Clipboard when using Copy Bitmap in Model window. Use Paste Special to select format. Macro: (view:get-hostname) V3.0.0 Release New: Non-uniform object scaling. New: Enhanced Surface and Material property editors. New: Enhanced Property Editors allow: Delete Catalog Delete row data Data sorting Exporting entire catalog New: 3d Surface Relief and Contour plots New: ACIS 7.0 New: Enhanced model Visualization with object transparency New: Export rays to CAD files New: Save Model Display to Metafile format New: User defaults New: Birefringent Materials New: Anisotropic Surface properties New: Asymmetric Scattering Update: Add move distance along vector to Object->Move Update: Add Translate Tool Update: Remove Azimuth/Elevation Update: Remove Grid and Grid Snap (to be replaced) Update: Remove Silhouette and Param Line options Remove Draw Source Grids Remove CAD zoom window preference REV LRG