Support
Training
From getting started immediately after deployment to embedding a workflow that fits how you work. Training to get Ansys Optics usable in your real design and analysis work.
Kinds of training
From deployment to embedding it, in three stages
Alongside basic training at deployment, we offer individual training shaped around your design targets and workflow.
01
Training at deployment
Basic operation, through to getting the first analysis running.
- Product fundamentals and how to think about the analysis
- UI and basic operation
- Basic analysis setup
- Running a first workflow end to end
02
Training for your work
A curriculum shaped around your design targets and workflow.
- Content matched to your application
- Structured by product and workflow
- Subject matter close to real design work
- Narrowed to the analysis methods you need
03
Follow-up
Questions after you start using it, resolved together with technical support.
- Questions and answers once you are up and running
- Revisiting the workflow
- Continuing support toward making it stick
Products covered
Products covered
Structured around the Ansys Optics products LightBridge handles, narrowed to the analysis methods you need.
01
Ansys Lumerical
Analysis of photonic devices and photonic integrated circuits.
- The basic FDTD workflow
- Waveguide and mode analysis with MODE
- Putting a multiphysics workflow together
02
Zemax OpticStudio
Design and evaluation of optical systems.
- OpticStudio fundamentals
- Sequential and non-imaging optical system design
- How to run a tolerance analysis
03
Ansys Speos
Analysis of illumination, visibility and sensor response.
- The basic Speos workflow
- Handling source and material data
- How to run an analysis on GPU
These are examples of content. The actual curriculum is built around the products and the work involved.
Format
Format and content are adjusted to your requirements
- Delivered online
- Delivered on site (on request)
- One-to-one or small group
- Number of sessions and duration adjusted
Format and dates are arranged case by case according to your requirements and the number of participants. Please start by talking to us.
Where it sits
Training and seminar materials compared
Training is individual instruction built around the participants’ work. Technical information published openly is available under Seminar Materials.
| Item | Training | Seminar Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | To make it usable in your work | To share technical information widely |
| Target | Participants, with content built to your requirements | Open to anyone to attend or view |
| How it works | Hands-on, with questions along the way | Delivered as talks, materials and recordings |
| Details | Built around the products and the work involved | Covers a particular technical topic |
Talk to us about training built around your work
Tell us the products, the experience of the participants, and the design and analysis work involved, and we will propose the content and the format.