Beginner Level Training - 2 days (16 hours)

About Ansys Speos Introduction Training by CADIT

Hands-on introduction to CAD-integrated optical and photometric simulation with Ansys Speos. Covers optical materials, light sources, and sensors, ray-tracing simulation, and interpreting photometric results with virtual measurement tools.

Perfect for Engineers validating lighting and optical system performance.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this training, you will be able to:
1. Define and apply surface and volume optical properties (SOP/VOP) for accurate material modeling.
2. Configure natural and artificial light sources, including Interactive, Surface, Ray File, and Luminaire sources.
3. Set up photometric and colorimetric sensors and perform raytracing simulations to evaluate light propagation and performance.
4. Analyze and validate results using Ansys Speos Virtual Photometric tools, including XMP, XM3, and IESNA LM-63 outputs

Course Content

1. Introduction
   - Overview of Ansys Speos and its applications
   - CAD-integrated optical simulation workflow
   2. Optical Properties and Materials
   - Introduction to optical materials
   - Applying surface optical properties (SOP) and volume optical properties (VOP)
   - Material behavior in optical simulations
   3. Sources
   - Natural and artificial light sources (LEDs, traditional sources, displays, backlighting)
   - Creating Interactive Source
   - Creating Surface Source
   - Creating Ray File Source
   - Creating Luminaire Source
   4. Photometric and Colorimetric Sensors
   - Setting up irradiance sensor, intensity sensor, radiance sensor and 3D irradiance sensor.
   - Parameters in XMP template
   - Sampling and resolution of sensors
   5. Simulation
   - Running Direct Simulation
   - Running Indirect Simulation
   - Running Interactive Simulation for visualization of ray trajectories.
   6. Results and Analysis
   - Interpreting XMP maps in Virtual Photometric
   - Lab
   - Reading XM3 maps in Virtual 3D Photometric
   - Lab
   - Accessing IESNA LM-63 files in IESNA LM-63
   - Viewer
   - Light Expert Results for dynamic analysis

HRDCorp Claimable Ansys Speos course

Certificate of completion provided. If based in Malaysia, this course can be reimbursed with the HRDCorp Program through our certified trainers.