OSD, Inc. has
extensive
experience with nearly every kind of optical system, including
instrumentation,
astronomical, illumination, night-vision, infrared, eyepieces and more.
Let our
expertise solve your design needs quickly and efficiently.
- Concept development
- Detailed lens design
- Tolerance budget
- Performance analysis, including diffraction
effects and tolerance budget influence via Monte-Carlo analysis
- New lens systems automatically fitted to
the testplate list of your preferred vendor, to reduce tooling costs
- 2920 stock lens elements from all major
vendors in our online catalog, automatically fit into your lens if
possible, to save production cost.
Call Don Dilworth at
207/633-3711, or send us an email
to discuss your optical design
needs. We will be happy to provide an estimate at no charge. Or mail
your
requirements to
Optical Systems Design, Inc.
P.O. Box 247
East Boothbay, ME 04544
Click here to read Mr. Dilworth's resume
The real
SYNOPSYS™ lens design program (SYNthesis of
OPtical SYStems) is one of the
largest and
most powerful lens design programs in the world. Fifty years of
development
and a native Windows interface make it easy for a novice to use and
comprehensive enough for a demanding professional.
Click here to read
a recent article about SYNOPSYS™.
Click here to read a recent paper given by
Mr Dilworth
In
2008, Mr. Dilworth gave a Colloquium talk at the Optical Sciences
Center,
University of Arizona. This talk was titled
Lens Design, 40
Years On:
Where we Were, Where we Are, How we Got There.
This talk gives a concise review of the field of computer-aided lens
design for
the last 40 or so years.
It is a large file, so I recommend you save it to your hard drive before running it.
Click
here to watch a wmv movie of this
Colloquium
talk.
Do I have
to
learn Command Language in order to use SYNOPSYS™?
What
are
the major differences between SYNOPSYS™ and Zemax™?
Click there
to download a zip file of a
PowerPoint presentation that compares the the two programs. After
unzipping the files, open the .ppt file with Microsoft PowerPoint.
(The
file contains animations that do not work with other ppt viewers.)
SYNOPSYS™
-- Zemax
comparison, in Japanese
What
are
the major differences between SYNOPSYS™ and Code-V™?
Click there
to download a zip file of a
PowerPoint presentation that compares the the two programs. After
unzipping the files, open the .ppt file with Microsoft PowerPoint.
(The
file contains animations that do not work with other ppt viewers.)
Translate
this Web Page:
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this
link to view this page in any of the following languages:
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If you are satisfied with some other lens design code, we invite you to take a simple test. Click HERE.
Click here for more
information about SYNOPSYS™.
(Allow a few minutes for this page to load. It contains many graphics
examples.)
SYNOPSYS™ Version
14.24.1 5/12/13. Download. (16.0 MB)
Click the above button to download a free trial copy of SYNOPSYS™.
Please note that starting with Windows 7, Microsoft no longer distributes the drivers for legacy help files. When you run the program the first time, press the F1 key. If you get a message that the help file cannot be displayed, follow the link on that message to get to a Microsoft page where you can download the drivers. Select the 32-bit version and install it. Then the help file will work properly.
Click here to see a revision
history of
SYNOPSYS™, and what has changed in the latest update.
Download the
new version of the Secure Update Utility. Safenet
Sentinel has upgraded their software, and you will need to use this
updated version when you access the upw file to update your dongle.
If you downloaded the file Keyfiles.zip prior to 9 January 2012,
you need this version.
Distributors: See this link
Documentation:
All
SYNOPSYS™ documentation is now contained in the download
file. That means
it is always up to date, and you don't have to thumb through a paper
copy when
you want to look up something. We recommend that new users print
out the Tutorial
Manual, read it
completely, and work the simple examples. The second component,
the User's Manual, is too long
to print
-- but it is completely cross-referenced so you can find any topic
within
seconds, on your monitor screen. When you run the program, type
HELP UM
to open the User's Manual, or HELP TM to open the Tutorial Manual.
There are many ways to open the manual to a desired topic instantly.
Read about them in Section 13.1 of the manual. This is
probably the friendliest help feature in the software industry.
RUSSIAN
We also provide a pdf file of the Tutorial Manual in
Russian. Click
to download a zip file of the document.
JAPANESE
Click here to download a zip file of the Tutorial Manual in Japanese.
FRENCH
Click here to download a zip file of the Tutorial Manual in French.
Click here
to
download a zip file with a video
tutorial. This contains 12
lessons that cover many of the
basic features of SYNOPSYS™. Download this file to your hard
drive, and extract
the contents to a new folder, which you might name "Tutorial".
Then open the file VTUTAVI.html.
Click here to open a collection of tutorial lessons
that illustrate how the tools in SYNOPSYS™ can be
used for a variety of problems.
Support:
SYNOPSYS™
has the best support in the optics industry. Updates are posted,
on
average, every two weeks. Nearly every update contains exciting
new
features, many of which are the result of a user's request. When
problems
are reported, we usually have a corrected version posted within 24
hours, and
often the same day. With SYNOPSYS™, your program is always
up to date.
No other optics code comes close to this level of support.
Registered users:
After
you purchase a license, we will send you a security dongle, which must
be
plugged into a USB port in order to run all features of the
program.
Registered users also receive a set of anaglyph glasses that can be
used to
view some of the graphics of SYNOPSYS™ in true 3D. The
registration fee
is currently $2500 US. Click on the Register button below to
register
your copy. (This link will send you to Google Checkout, which
will accept
credit cards.) We also accept company POs, sent to the address
above.
How to install and update your
dongle:
Click here to learn about the
dongle drivers and what to do when
you update your support.
Trial and demo users:
If
you want to try out the program first, it will run without the dongle
in
restricted mode: either with a 12-surface limit or else in read-only
mode,
which disables saving of lens files.
Read-Only installations:
If your usage of SYNOPSYS™ is confined to examining lens and plot files sent to you by another SYNOPSYS™ user, then you do not have to purchase a license. Instead, when you start the program and see a dialog telling you that the security key is not present, simply select the Read-Only option. You can then use all features of the program, with no surface limit – but you will not be able to save lens files. Most of the features of the program will work in this mode -- although a few that require saving intermediate steps are also disabled.
Site License:
OSD
can offer a site license to qualified educational institutions, at a
special rate. Contact OSD to discuss your needs.
To
install SYNOPSYS™, click the Download button above and save the
file
synozip.exe to a temporary directory. Then double-click it to
unzip and
install SYNOPSYS™.
VISTA users:
You will have to install an update (from Service Pack 1) to use
the SYNOPSYS™ help file. Click here.
PC
with Windows 95 or higher, 42 MB of free disk space, 128 MB RAM minimum
Click here for samples of the feedback we have
received
from our users.
Click here for a list of the
terms and conditions that apply to your downloading and installing
SYNOPSYS™.
Click here to find out how to
purchase your copy of SYNOPSYS™, support renewal, and how to pay for consulting services.
Click here to get
support and technical assistance with SYNOPSYS™.
Click here to learn about
scheduling on-site training in the use of SYNOPSYS™.
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