<s>
TracePro	B-Application
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
optical	O
engineering	O
software	O
program	O
for	O
designing	O
and	O
analyzing	O
optical	O
and	O
illumination	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
's	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
is	O
3D	O
CAD-based	O
creating	O
a	O
virtual	O
prototyping	O
environment	O
to	O
perform	O
software	O
simulation	O
before	O
manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TracePro	B-Application
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
aerospace	O
,	O
defense	O
,	O
lighting	O
,	O
display	O
,	O
biomedical	O
and	O
illumination	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aerospace	O
market	O
,	O
TracePro	B-Application
is	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
stray	O
light	O
analysis	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
create	O
geometry	O
either	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
native	O
TracePro	B-Application
CAD	O
interface	O
or	O
by	O
importing	O
models	O
directly	O
from	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
,	O
Pro/ENGINEER	B-Algorithm
,	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
,	O
Autodesk	B-Device
Inventor	I-Device
or	O
other	O
CAD	O
product	O
that	O
exports	O
IGES	O
or	O
STEP	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TracePro	B-Application
additionally	O
has	O
an	O
add-in	O
to	O
Solidworks	B-Application
,	O
RayViz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RayViz	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
apply	O
and	O
save	O
optical	O
properties	O
directly	O
to	O
their	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
model	O
and	O
ray	O
trace	O
surface	O
sources	O
as	O
raysets	O
to	O
visualize	O
light	O
propagation	O
within	O
Solidworks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
data	O
integrity	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
model	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
both	O
TracePro	B-Application
for	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
and	O
optical	O
analysis	O
and	O
by	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
for	O
mechanical	O
design	O
and	O
modifying	O
optical	O
material	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TracePro	B-Application
works	O
with	O
other	O
software	O
products	O
using	O
a	O
Dynamic	B-Operating_System
Data	I-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
(	O
DDE	O
)	O
client/server	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enables	O
the	O
program	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
MATLAB	B-Language
to	O
create	O
a	O
multi-disciplinary	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TracePro	B-Application
also	O
uses	O
the	O
Scheme	B-Language
language	I-Language
as	O
a	O
macro	O
language	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
capabilities	O
and	O
provide	O
automated	O
analysis	O
,	O
optimization	O
,	O
and	O
tolerancing	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TracePro	B-Application
models	O
geometry	O
using	O
the	O
Kosmos	O
3D	O
framework	O
from	O
Kubotek3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TracePro	B-Application
optical	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
commercial	O
editions	O
:	O
</s>
