Glass Catalog Updates for CODE V and LightTools

CODE V and LightTools come with installed glass catalog files that contain manufacturer-published data for optical glass and plastics that are current as of the product release date. The glass catalog files are updated periodically with manufacturer-supplied data. 

Important notes:

  • Updated files are tested with the current product release and may be downloaded from this page. While the glass catalogs may be used in older product versions, they will not have been tested in the older versions. The user should confirm that the downloaded glass catalogs function correctly in any older product version used. Keysight highly recommends that users update to the most recent versions of CODE V and LightTools. See Glass Catalog History for version information. 
  • The current glass catalog files and macro data files are compatible only with CODE V version 11.5 FCS or later. The current glass catalog files are compatible only with LightTools 2022.03 or later. 
  • The products should not be running when you copy the new glass catalog files to their respective installation folders.  
 
Veröffentlichungsdatum Version Versionsbeschreibung
2026-03-01 2025.03 For CODE V and LightTools, the glass catalog files for the 2025.03 KEYS releases are identical to those shipped in the 2025.03 releases. If you have installed the 2025.03 or 2025.03 KEYS releases of CODE V and LightTools, you have the latest set of files. Users with a product version prior to 2025.03 may want to update their glass catalog files.
Veröffentlichungsdatum Version
2026-03-01 2025.03
Version Description
For CODE V and LightTools, the glass catalog files for the 2025.03 KEYS releases are identical to those shipped in the 2025.03 releases. If you have installed the 2025.03 or 2025.03 KEYS releases of CODE V and LightTools, you have the latest set of files. Users with a product version prior to 2025.03 may want to update their glass catalog files.

Wie geht das Herunterladen

To update the glass catalog files for CODE V and LightTools to the latest version, download the following files to the specified product installation directory.

How to Install

  1. Update glass catalog files for CODE V and LightTools:
    Download the glasscatalogs_xml.zip file and extract the XML files to the <CODEV installation folder >\GLASS folder or the <LightTools installation folder>\Glass\xml folder. The files include the complete material database for homogeneous glasses:
  2. Update the glass catalog data files for CODE V macros (not applicable to LightTools):
    Download the glasscatalogs_macro_dat.zip file and extract its contents to the <CODEV installation directory>\MACRO folder.

These files are used by:

  • GlassExpert.seq (Optimization > Glass Expert)
  • GLASSFIT.seq (Lens > Glass Fitting), 
  • VP_PLOT.seq (supplied macro used for computing and plotting the index, dispersion, and partial dispersion for selected glasses) 
  • DNDTCALC.seq (supplied macro used for computing absolute dn/dT values for materials in which the vendor has supplied dn/dT coefficients). 

You can access the supplied macros from the Tools > Macro Manager menu under Sample Macros.
 

Lizenzierung

  • Does Not Require a License

Dokumentation

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Installs on: PC

Betriebssystem

  • Windows 7 (64 bit)
  • Windows 10 (64 bit)

Voraussetzungen

  • None
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