Photopia™ 2026 Release


PODT TIR Collimators

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A new PODT collimator tool allows you to quickly create 4 styles of TIR collimator by just answering a few simple questions like diameter, depth and aiming. Then you can easily iterate on the collimator without having to join/trim any profiles or go into separate reflector and lens profile editing. What used to take 10 minutes to get setup now take 15 seconds, and iterations are just as fast.

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Lamp Creation

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Photopia 2026 brings Lamp Creation and Lamp Editing into Photopia for Solidworks.


All Changes from 2025 to 2026

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Fixed issue with recording objects far from the origin

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✔ Added compatibility for Solidworks 2026

✔ Added TIR collimator design tools

✔ Added Lamp Creation Tools

✔ Added Lamp Editing Tools

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✔ Enabled start medium for created lamps

✔ Allow SPD to be set for Rayset based models

✔ Inactive flag works for .source models

✔ Cap Ends option fixed

✔ Fixed issue with moving PODT collimator

✔ Fixed aiming points when not at 0,0 lamp center

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Library Additions

Lamps & Light Sources

  • Osram KW-CELMM2-TK-5700K LED
  • LEDLENS10mm2
  • LEDLENS10mm3
  • LEDLENS10mm4
  • Osram GW-QSLMS3-EM-4000K LED

Materials

  • 1deg Refractive Scattering Acrylic
  • 2deg Refractive Scattering Acrylic
  • 2.5deg Refractive Scattering Acrylic
  • 3deg Refractive Scattering Acrylic
  • 4deg Refractive Scattering Acrylic
  • 7.5deg Refractive Scattering Acrylic
  • 25deg Refractive Scattering Acrylic
  • 30deg Refractive Scattering Acrylic
  • 1deg Refractive Scattering Polycarbonate
  • 2deg Refractive Scattering Polycarbonate
  • 2.5deg Refractive Scattering Polycarbonate
  • 3deg Refractive Scattering Polycarbonate
  • 4deg Refractive Scattering Polycarbonate
  • 7.5deg Refractive Scattering Polycarbonate
  • 25deg Refractive Scattering Polycarbonate
  • 30deg Refractive Scattering Polycarbonate
  • 1deg Refractive Scattering Silicone
  • 2deg Refractive Scattering Silicone
  • 2.5deg Refractive Scattering Silicone
  • 3deg Refractive Scattering Silicone
  • 4deg Refractive Scattering Silicone
  • 7.5deg Refractive Scattering Silicone
  • 25deg Refractive Scattering Silicone
  • 30deg Refractive Scattering Silicone