ASAP is the time-proven industry standard in optical software, offering optical-system designers unmatched capability, flexibility, speed, and accuracy. ASAP accurately predicts the real-world performance of automotive lighting, bio-optic systems, coherent systems, displays, imaging systems, light pipes, luminaires, medical devices, and many other optical systems.The product of more than 20 years of continuous development, ASAP is able to simulate the physics of more optical systems than any other program available. ASAP unites geometrical and physical optics with full 3D models of optical and mechanical systems. Built-in graphical tools allow visualization of model geometry, ray-trace details, and results analysis. ASAP handles it all, including scattering, diffraction, reflection, refraction, absorption, polarization, and Gaussian beam propagation. ASAP is now interoperable with many CAD programs. ASAP can be configured to open native CAA V5 CATIA files from the program by Dassault Systemes; to write ASAP-specific GTX files from within SOLIDWORKS, the program by SolidWorks Corp., and to import IGES files from other CAD programs-numerous options for accurate, seamless geometry transitions into ASAP. Additionally, the BRO GTX file format allowing interoperability between the SOLIDWORKS Parts Only 3D Modeling Engine and ASAP 2008 now allows users to assign layers and object names within SOLIDWORKS. ASAP is also able to import (and export) complex vector field distributions from the finite-difference, time-domain code FDTD Solutions, by Lumerical. Together, ASAP and FDTD Solutions are able to handle both macroscopic optical systems and microstructures in an elegant manner. No other software combination spans such a large optical space. The speed-optimized ASAP non-sequential ray-tracing engine is the fastest available, and without the accuracy-compromising surface approximations of other programs. Almost any conceivable geometry in a single working model, and analyze the behavior of your system in hours instead of weeks. Optical system designers in 35 countries rely on ASAP for virtual prototyping with great accuracy and confidence. ASAP will model the finest details, which means you can depend on your simulation results to mirror real-world performance. With ASAP, you get the most sophisticated software program available for creating optical solutions in-house - everything you need to create without compromise and reduce your product development timeline.
