3 ms·
Ask HN: Are there any free programs for optics design?
Are there any free & open-source CAD software for optics (optical devices) design and simulation?
To be clear: need desktop (optionally, mobile) app with GUI.
On Quora same question still is unanswered.[0]
[0] https://www.quora.com/unanswered/Are-there-any-free-optics-simulation-programs
- dekhn 7y agohttps://www.gnu.org/software/goptical/ https://www.gnu.org/software/goptical/
- app4soft 7y agoSeems like it is just a lib, not an app.
- app4soft 7y agoWOW, I just discovered two cross-platform programs (both are Qt-based designed same author[0]) on GitHub: Astree — app for optical design and optimization.[1] Foucault2 — app for mirror design and polishing.[2] But seems like both has some issues with compilation (according its commits history). Also just found free simplified optical simulator app for Android, but seems like it not in active development since 2017.[3] [0] http://edeforas.free.fr/ http://edeforas.free.fr/ [1] https://github.com/edeforas/Astree https://github.com/edeforas/Astree [2] https://github.com/edeforas/Foucault2 https://github.com/edeforas/Foucault2 [3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.raytrace https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.raytrace
- cr0sh 7y agoAn optical path simulation I found (or maybe it was mentioned here or elsewhere?): https://ricktu288.github.io/ray-optics/ https://ricktu288.github.io/ray-optics/