Photopia™ 2022.1 Release


PODT Lofting

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Rhinoceros now includes lofting of multiple PODT profiles, commonly used to create roadway lenses.

Type 5 Round Tutorial

Type 5 Square Tutorial

Type 3 Roadway Lens Tutorial

See Documentation Here.


Optimization and Automation

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Photopia 2022.1 includes new scripting capabilities which allow for automatic design creation and optimization.

All Photopia commands can be used in Python Script programs, including running raytraces, setting any PODT geometry parameter, reading any output value, assigning materials, etc. This is in addition to using any Rhino commands in your scripts as well. This allows you to use Python optimization programs that we provide or created on your own to optimize PODT reflectors & lenses or any other parameterized geometry you create in Grasshopper. This also integrates with the Galapagos genetic algorithm based optimization tool built into Grasshopper when optimizing multi-parameter designs. This powerful system is extremely flexible and opens the door to a wide range of new opportunities in the Photopia for Rhino platform. This is one reason why the Rhino plug-in is a low cost and high value companion to Photopia for SOLIDWORKS users as well.

Beam Angle Tutorial

Galapagos Multi-Variable Tutorial

See Documentation Here.


New Language Translations

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Updated translations for SOLIDWORKS and new translations for Rhino, Reports & Queue in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish & Portuguese. We are very grateful for the special efforts from all who helped make the translations as accurate as possible.

  • Chinese - Fei Gau
  • French - Thierry Audet
  • German - Paul Cofield
  • Japanese - Soichi Yamamoto
  • Korean - S.J. Park
  • Polish - Grzegorz Glinko
  • Portuguese - Nestor C F Segundo

Volumetric Scattering Materials from OptiColor

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A range of new "volumetric scattering" refractive pmma and pc materials have been added from OptiColor, a custom color compounding company used by some of the largest plastics manufactures in the industry. This allows you to choose from a wide range of additive percentages to dial in just how much lens diffusion is needed for your particular application, and then know exactly which material designation to order. This solves a longtime problem that used to require a costly & time consuming process of creating multiple prototypes with a variety of material mixes to determine which one worked best. Volumetric scattering materials model the correct diffusing effects for any lens thickness and even variable thickness parts.

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All Changes from 2022 to 2022.1

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✔ new translated interface for French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Polish

✔ fixed plotting of indirect polar plot missing last section

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✔ fixed issue with SVG option not showing up in some reports

✔ improved decimal control for LDT files

✔ added text based report options

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✔ fixed bug in absolute IES file writing

✔ improved reliablity of automatic IES file writing

✔ added text based report options

✔ improved display of object recorders

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✔ added lofted PODT creation

✔ added scripting capabilities

✔ improved copy/paste between projects

✔ improved PODT window behavior with multiple profiles

✔ improved PODT fillet calculation

✔ added end cap and top/bottom close to PODT profiles

✔ added anisotropic orientation control

✔ improved absolute photometry exporting

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✔ improved licensing error message display

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Library Additions - January 2022 thru June 2022

Lamps & Light Sources

  • 500W 2.5mm Diameter IR 1070nm Fiber Laser
  • Archangel 2835-BLUE, 2835-GREEN, 2835-ORANGE, 2835-RED, & 2835-YELLOW Mid Power LEDs
  • Archangel 2835-IR & 2835-WHITE Mid Power LEDs
  • Bridgelux BXRC-35E10K0-D7-SE & BXRC-35E4000-D7-SE COB LEDs
  • Broadcom ASMT-YTD7-0DA02 RGB Mid Power LED
  • Cree XHP-70.3 Xlamp High Power Gen 3 LED
  • Generic 2.5mm diameter 1070nm LASER
  • Kingbright APHHS1005ZGC Green Mid Power LED
  • Nichia 519A & 519A-V1 3535 white LEDs
  • Philips TUV-PL 18W/4P & 95W/4P HO Biax UVC Lamps
  • Samsung LM281B+ Pro Mid Power LED
  • SunLED XZFBBZEBM2DGZ157W RGB Mid Power LED

Materials

  • Evans Marketing ProLuma 1000 Highly Diffusive PMMA
  • Plaskolite OPTIX 0.08" White Matte Reflective Plastic
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 2.5% Loading 2mm Acrylic Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 4.25% Loading 2mm Acrylic Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 6% Loading 2mm Acrylic Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 4% Loading 2mm Acrylic Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 8% Loading 2mm Acrylic Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 12% Loading 2mm Acrylic Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 1% Loading 2mm Polycarbonate Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 1.75% Loading 2mm Polycarbonate Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 3% Loading 2mm Polycarbonate Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 1.5% Loading 2mm Polycarbonate Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 3.75% Loading 2mm Polycarbonate Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 6% Loading 2mm Polycarbonate Diffuser Transmissive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 2.50% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 3.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 3.50% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 4.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 4.25% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 4.50% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 5.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 5.50% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC1410WT 6.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 0.50% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 1.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 1.50% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 2.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 2.50% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 3.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 3.50% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 4.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 5.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 6.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 7.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 8.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 9.00% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 10.0% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 11.0% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor ACC2170WT 12.0% Loading PMMA Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 1.00% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 1.25% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 1.50% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 1.75% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 2.00% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 2.25% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 2.50% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 2.75% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2258WT 3.00% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 0.50% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 1.00% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 1.50% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 2.00% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 2.50% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 3.00% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 3.75% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 4.00% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 4.50% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 5.00% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 5.50% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material
  • OptiColor PCC2393WT 6.00% Loading PC Diffuser Volumetric Scattering Refractive Material