Description
What’s New in LucidShape Version 2024.09
Fast, Accurate Modeling and Analysis of Automotive Lighting Products:
Advanced Analysis Enhancements
Upgrade your design process with LucidShape Advanced Analysis to
simplify workflows and improve interactive design troubleshooting. Latest
features include:
• Analyze and compare lit appearance using bitmap images.
• Adjust UV range, add gradients, and perform automatic headlamp aiming
with new preprocessing options.
• Evaluate headlight beam position using an aiming wall.
• Calculate the centroid of light distribution with new measurement tools.
Multi Mask Sensor Tool
Projection systems like gobo and headlamp projectors require masks or
shutters to create image patterns, which are complex to design. The Multi
Mask Sensor tool automates this process by:
• Generating sensor arrays
• Running reverse simulations
• Accurately positioning isolines
• Exporting profiles for CAD surface creation
MacroFocal Enhancements
Automotive lighting designs are increasingly incorporating lenses with
thousands of facets. The enhanced MacroFocal tools simplify managing
these complex designs:
• CSV Configuration: Easily configure facets using a CSV file. Export
settings from LucidShape, edit in a spreadsheet, and re-import for
streamlined adjustments.
• Mini Pillows: Add micro-facets to each facet of your MacroFocal design
with the expanded MacroFocal Reflector and Lens tools.
• Independent Updates: Recalculate individual facets instead of hundreds,
accelerating your design process by allowing targeted changes.
New Benchmarks
New and revised benchmark and regulation tools support advanced driving
beam (ADB) design:
• US-NCAP Benchmark Tool
• FMVSS 108 ADB Tool
• Regulation Checker
• C-IASI Benchmark Tool
• C-NCAP Benchmark Tool
Deliver High-Speed Photorealistic Images:
Utilize the Visualize Module of LucidShape to showcase the effects of luminance when light sources within a model are activated, illustrating all interactions between the system’s geometry and the light sources. This allows designers to assess how lighting systems, such as turn signals and brake lights, will be perceived by the human eye. The Visualize Module serves as a quick and dependable engineering tool, empowering designers to conduct design evaluations and implement enhancements frequently throughout the product development cycle.