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• Tolerance budget
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The SYNOPSYS lens design program (SYNthesis of OPtical SYStems) is one of the largest and most powerful lens design programs in the world. Over 40 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 for more information about SYNOPSYS. (Allow a few minutes for this page to load. It contains many graphics examples.)

SYNOPSYS Version 12.063a 4/30/08. Download. 10.0 MB)

Click the above button to download a free trial copy of SYNOPSYS. This is a full-featured version, with nothing left out, and it will run for 60 days. After the 60-day period the program will restrict itself to a maximum of 12 surfaces. Registered users receive a set of anaglyph glasses that can be used to view some of the graphics of SYNOPSYS in true 3D, and avoid the nagging dialog that prompts them to register. The registration fee is currently $1000 US. We accept credit cards and company POs. Click on the Register button below to register your copy.

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 your 60-day evaluation period is up, simply select the Read-Only option on the registration dialog.  You can then use all features of the program, with no surface limit – but you will not be able to save lens files.

Download this file into a temporary directory and double-click it to unzip and install SYNOPSYS.

PC with Windows 95 or higher, 35 MB of free disk space, 128 MB RAM minimum

Click here for samples of the feedback we have received from our users.

Click here to see a revision history of SYNOPSYS.

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 and register your copy of SYNOPSYS, and how to update your support.

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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