Navigating the optimization wizard parameters

Navigating the optimization and tolerancing wizards

JUNE 9, 2022

E x H offers a variety of optimization methods. All the methods can be accessed from the model hierarchy dock. The most powerful of these are accessible with only a...

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Learning to navigate the reTORT ray tracer

JUNE 3, 2022

The reTORT ray tracer optical design software enables smaller, faster and lighter optical systems design. Learning is quick with this example and these handy tips.

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Tolerancing Wizard easy setup

Asymmetric Aspheric Surfaces, Export to CAD Features in reTORT v2.6

APRIL 25, 2022

Asymmetric aspheric surface capability has been enhanced in v2.6. Aspheric lenses are essential design objects in lens design. reTORT v2.6 provides for asymmetric (xy) and symmetric (r) aspheric surfaces. Either...

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Tolerancing Wizard easy setup

Tolerance Analysis in reTORT

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Tolerance Analysis is essential to any optical design to be manufactured. It's a set of techniques that must exist in every designer's workflow. It's up there right after a great...

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Optimization Wizard Optimizer Settings and Workflow in Design

Global Optimization in reTORT – Can quicker global optimization improve your workflow and your ROI?

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Global Optimization in reTORT can be valuable tool. For many, it has the potential to narrow your alternative design choices more quickly. But recently, we ran a focus group about...

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Optimization Wizard Example Parameters Screen including Binary Mixtures - global optimizer

Global Optimization in reTORT, Try It, You’ll Like It

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Global Optimization scares some designers. We did not understand that until recently. But then, we heard this from designers working for some of our current licensees.

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v2.1 Create spot diagram wizard and lens stack for optical lens design

v2.1 of the reTORT Optical Ray Tracer released by E x H

OCTOBER 22, 2020

E x H, Inc. is very proud to announce release of v2.1 of its increasingly popular reTORT Ray Tracer. Coupled with the included GEMSIF computational framework, reTORT allows the speedy...

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Optical Lens Design Thickness Constraint Wizard

Design for Manufacturability with reTORT Optimization Wizards

JUNE 24, 2020

With the reTORT ray tracer software, you have the luxury of quick optimization wizards to simplify your design.

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Achromatic Triplet SWaP Reduction Tutorial optical lens design

SWaP Reduction Use Case Video Tutorial

MAY 31, 2020

SWaP Reduction is the reduction of size, weight and power for a device. In optical lens design, we often replace the concept of power with greater clarity. Alternatively, we think...

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Lens System Optimization Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy

Lens System Optimization with reTORT Ray Tracer

APRIL 22, 2020

E x H reTORT ray tracer gives you tremendous flexibility and options for your lens system optimization.

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SWaP Reduction GRIN 35 mm f2.5 Double Gauss System

SWaP Reduction with the reTORT Ray Tracer from ExH

MARCH 26, 2020

SWaP Reduction is the reduction of size, weight and power for a device. In optical lens design, we often replace the concept of power with greater clarity. Alternatively, we think...

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USAF-1951 Resolution Test Targets - Minimizing Optical Aberrations – Focus on Seidel or Zernicke

Minimizing Optical Aberrations – Focus on Seidel or Zernike

MARCH 19, 2020

Minimizing Optical Aberrations is the end goal of any lens system design.

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Optical Engineering Faculty and Students – 95% Discount on reTORT Ray Tracer

MARCH 11, 2020

"E x H, Inc. is dedicated to excellence in optical engineering and provides the same full featured tools available to commercial optical designers to the educational community.” — Tom DiClemente,...

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Optical Lens Design, Native Gradient Index Support – reTORT 2.0.27 Released

MARCH 5, 2020

Optical Lens Design, Native Gradient Index Support – reTORT 2.0.27 Released Optical lens design made easy, with native, advanced gradient index and metasurface capability. E x H, Inc. has just...

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reTORT Ray Tracer Optimization Wizard • Wavefront error optimization free trial Seidel aberration calculation - education

reTORT Ray Tracer Version 2.0.26 Released – Get Your Free Trial

JANUARY 13, 2020

On Tuesday, January 7th, E x H released it’s most recent version of reTORT ray tracer to all current licensees. Free trials are available on request. Dramatic price reductions for...

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Wizards in reTORT make optical design faster and easier

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Graphing a variety of lens metrics is a critical part of using reTORT for any optical system analysis. To ease the graph-generating process, reTORT provides wizards for the most common...

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Full Electromagnetic Spectrum Information collection, vector illustration diagram with wave lengths, frequency and temperature. Electromagnetic wave structure scheme. Physics infographic elements

Electromagnetic Simulation in Education – ExH supports higher education with a 97% discount

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Electromagnetic Simulation in Education – ExH supports higher education with a 97% discount Electromagnetic Simulation in education today is an essential part of any electrical engineering or physics curriculum. Because...

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ExH Optical Designers Black Friday Licensing reTORT ray tracer 50% discount today only, transformation optics in your toolkit

Optical Design – Introducing ExH Ray Tracing Software for Optical Design – Your Key to Transformation Optics Now Available For Licensing with Black Friday 50% Off

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Optical Design – Introducing ExH Ray Tracing Software for Optical Design – Your Key to Transformation Optics Now Available For Licensing with Black Friday 50% Off ExH is going live...

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E x H Computational Electromagnetics

Computational Electomagnetics Software From ExH Now Available

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Introducing E x H Computational Electomagnetics Software

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Basic achromatic doublet design workflow

Optical Design a Snap with E xH reTORT Ray Trace

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Optical Design a Snap with ExH reTORT Ray Tracer Optical Design: Lens model setup in GEMSIF/reTORT is quick and easy! Here’s a basic achromatic doublet design workflow. Enter thicknesses, radii...

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