Code V
Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi
I am just looking for a tutorial book or a on-line resource of Code V, an optical
design software. I have given consideration to attend seiners organized by ORA,
but the fee for them is very expensive ($1,500-!!).
Anyway, what is the most practical way to study of operations for Code V?
Thank you,
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Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi
Visiting Research Engineer
McGill University @ Montreal, Canada
E-mail: yama...@photonics.ece.mcgill.ca
http://www.photonics.ece.mcgill.ca/
Jim Klein
>Hello,
>I am just looking for a tutorial book or a on-line resource of Code V, an optical
>design software. I have given consideration to attend seiners organized by ORA,
>but the fee for them is very expensive ($1,500-!!).
If you have access to CODE V, then you are not poor. The CODE V
seminars are the best way to learn CODE V followed by:
1. Running the examples in their tutorial
2. Never going anyplace without the prompting guide
3. Doing lots of designing using CODE V
ORA also offers very good and friendly user support. Take advantage of
it. If you don't use the user support option, you are not getting what
you are paying for. They charge a lot for CODE V but it has been my
experience that they give you a lot for the money. They have never
failed to answer any question which I have had and every question was
answered in a friendly and helpful manner.
>Anyway, what is the most practical way to study of operations for Code V?
As with any optical design code, the more you use it, the better you
get. The best tutorial text in the world is useless if you don't use
the code to do lots of designing.
Optical Design is like Physics. You read the books to learn about
Optical Design or Physics but you work the problems to LEARN Optical
Design or Physics.
Jim Klein
James A. Carter III
http://www.opticalres.com/
Since CodeV is a (costly and) proprietary software package, not
many books have been published by third parties to describe its
use. You might try ordering their documentation package; it's
considerably less expensive than their seminar. Probably all
you need is their "Introductory User's Guide" to get an overview
of the program. If you call Bruce Irving at the East Coast Office,
508-870-6500 (Massachusetts), or Peter Maccini at the West Coast
Office, 626/795-9101, you may get them to send this bit for
your evaluation.
While CodeV is probably the "best of the breed," its use (to the
novice) is very similar to just about all of the other programs
that offer a graphical user interface. You can probably learn
a great deal about CodeV by exploring some of the more readily
available programs. These will give you a sense of the lens model
parameters and the design - analysis process. Knowing the methods
used by all programs will give you an appreciation for how these
might be implemented in beter or worse ways amongst the group.
It's hard to appreciate a fine car before you know how drive.
To use the oblique approach to CodeV, you may wish to download
OSLO LT from Sinclair Optics at http://www.sinopt.com/oslolt.htm
and go through the lens design tutorial that they offer. If the
LT version becomes limiting, the OSLO Light can be purchased for
a fraction of the ORA seminar. If you are still money shy, then
you may wish to download the SynOpSys 10.x Beta program from
Breault Research at http://209.238.86.177/synobeta.htm. While the
SynOpSys program is powerful, it is also a little less "novice"
friendly. You should have a fairly clear understanding of the
design process before using this. The extreme end of novice
friendliness is KDP from Jim Klein. This is a very powerful
program but requires a great amount of expertise to use. CodeV
spans this range of user friendliness by providing a GUI
"Screens" mode and a command line mode of operation.
I use CodeV as well as these others because no one program gives
the best methods for all problems. Frequently I will use two
of these simultaneously in a sort of long sword, short sword
approach (ala Musashi) to tackle designs with many constraints
and requirements. I just wish it was easier to get lens system
models from one package to another.
If you have questions or wish to seek opinions regarding these
various programs, then this news group is the place. You will
never find a shortage of opinions regarding lens design and lens
design software here : )
Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am just looking for a tutorial book or a on-line resource of Code V, an optical
> design software. I have given consideration to attend seiners organized by ORA,
> but the fee for them is very expensive ($1,500-!!).
>
> Anyway, what is the most practical way to study of operations for Code V?
>
> Thank you,
>
> =============================================================
> Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi
> Visiting Research Engineer
> McGill University @ Montreal, Canada
> E-mail: yama...@photonics.ece.mcgill.ca
> http://www.photonics.ece.mcgill.ca/
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James Carter Optical Consulting
jaca...@earthlink.net
http:\\home.earthlink.net\~jacarter3
simon prince
MSc lab experiments at Heriot Watt university. I'll have a look at home
and see if I've still got a copy. It runs through (step-by-step) some
simple examples.
Simon (simon....@gecm.com)