Optical design software for Aviation and Aerospace.
Use Photopia to design and analyize aerospace optical systems directly in
Use Photopia to design and analyize aerospace optical systems directly in
Photopia optical design software is well suited to designing, analyzing and optimizing aviation and aerospace optical designs, including exterior aircraft lights, interior cabin lights, and other navigation lighting.
Photopia's direct integration into SOLIDWORKS and Rhino, native support for Type A photometry, and custom reporting with FAA checks makes Photopia your best optical design software for aviation and aerospace lighting systems.
The source and material library is filled with over 2930 items, so you'll find a complete full-color model of the LED you're using along with material properties measured with care in our in-house lab. No more guessing or needing to create your own source and material models, we've done the hard work for you.
As you design your navigation, position and anti-collision strobe lights, you can view reports that show pass/fail indications for specific FAA requirements.
Photopia will export a Type A IES file in the proper orientation for your design so you can share your results with colleagues or marketing. You can save the compliance reports as PDFs.
Wether you are designing a leading edge wing light, vertical tail surface light, ground taxi lighting, or any other type of exterior lighting, Photopia is perfectly suited for your optical design needs.
3D Recording objects let you visualize the light falling onto any surface inside of SOLIDWORKS or Rhino, including wings, tails, fuselage or the ground.
Photopia was originally developed for the architectural lighting industry, so Photopia is the perfect optical design software for your interior aircraft lighting.
Parametric Optical Design Tools inside of Photopia and Photopia for SOLIDWORKS help you create and optimize optical geometry, with features for creating extruded reflectors and lenses, commonly used for cabin lighting and revolved lenses and reflectors, which are commonly used for passenger reading lights.
Photopia also contains features to design light guides and light pipes which are used to create backlit signs and cockpit displays.
Use 3D Recording objects to see what the interior of the aircraft will look like, including brightness and color uniformity across the ceiling and side walls of the cabin. Photopia's full color lamp models will predict effects like blue/yellow color separation from white LEDs and RGBW color blending.
