Use the table below to compare the various versions of ASAP®: ASAP lite, ASAP CAD+, ASAP OPTICAL+, and ASAP ADVANCED. Click the title of any feature to access a short movie demonstration of that feature.
| Getting Started |  |  |  |  | |
BRO Knowledge Base | Technical documentation, journal articles, and peer-reviewed white papers. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP Primer | A comprehensive self-study guide. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP Example Files | 600+ example files to begin your ASAP simulation. | x | x | x | x |
| BRO Light Source Library | A library of sources including LED, CCFL, incandescent, and arc sources. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP Reference Manual | ASAP Commands listed and explained. | x | x | x | x |
| *NEW* ASAP HTML Help System | Access help topics and example scripts in ASAP. | x | x | x | x |
| Interface | | | | | |
| ASAP Builder Interface | Build and analyze systems with the ASAP Builder interface. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP Script Language | Build and analyze systems with the ASAP Script language. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP Command Tips | Call "Command Tips" from the ASAP Script and Builder interfaces. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP Quick Start Menu | Quickly access libraries of sources, lenses, glasses, scatter models, and coatings. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP Light Source Wizard | Place sources in your system using a step-by-step wizard. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP Glass Catalogs | Insert glass properties from predefined catalogs into ASAP Builder and Script files. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP BSDF Fit Utility | An interactive BSDF fit utility for making scatter models. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP Harvey Model Fit Utility | An interactive Harvey Model fit utility for making scatter models. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP Workspace Customization | Create your own custom workspace in ASAP with flexible, drag-and-drop elements. | x | x | x | x |
| ASAP REMOTE™ | Distributed processing system for 5 additional ASAP sessions on networked computers. | x | x | x | |
| Modeling | | | | | |
| Optical and Mechanical Components | Model optical and mechanical system components. | x | x | x | x |
| Imaging and Non-imaging Systems | Model imaging systems, non-imaging systems, and light-concentrating devices. | x | x | x | x |
| Visible, Ultraviolet, and Infrared Radiation | Model visible, ultraviolet, and infrared radiation. | x | x | x | x |
| Radiometry | Model radiometry of complex systems. | x | x | x | x |
| Lightpipes | Model lightpipes and light-delivery structures. | x | x | x | x |
| Lit Appearance | Model lit appearance of optical systems. | x | x | x | x |
| Inhomogeneous Volumes | Model propagation in inhomogeneous volumes. | x | x | x | x |
| Voxels Method for Fluorescence Modeling | Model fluorescence with the ASAP voxels method. | x | x | x | x |
| Randomized Arrays | Model randomized arrays. | x | x | x | x |
| Surface and Volume Scatter | Model surface (BSDF) and volume scatter (pre-defined or custom). | x | x | x | x |
| Diffuser Sheet Models | Model diffuser-sheet scatter phenomena. | x | x | x | x |
| Coherent Systems | Model coherent systems. | x | x | ||
| Gaussian Beam Decomposition | Model wavefront propagation in ASAP with Gaussian-beam decomposition. | x | x | ||
| *NEW* Polarization | Model polarization with the Realistic Polarizer Model, Stokes and Jones values, and Poincare viewer. | x | x | ||
| Optically-active Media | Model optically-active media. | x | x | ||
| Uniaxial Birefringence | Model uniaxial birefringence. | x | x | ||
| Fibers and Fiber Coupling | Model propagation in optical fibers and fiber coupling. | x | x | ||
| Beam Propagation Method | Model propagation in microstructures with the ASAP "BPM" method. | x | x | ||
| Analysis | | | | | |
| Render Geometry, Sources, and Traces | Render system geometry, raytraces, and light sources. | x | x | x | x |
| Extended Source Calculations | Calculate and visualize extended-source illumination patterns. | x | x | x | x |
| Visualize ASAP Analysis Results | Visualize results in 2D, 3D, Cartesian, polar, bird's eye views, 360-degree polar, and more. | x | x | x | x |
| *NEW* Optimize Optical Systems (three methods) | Optimize optical systems with the ASAP Optimization interface. | x | x | x | x |
| Tolerance Optical Systems | Tolerance optical systems in the ASAP Builder interface. | x | x | x | x |
| CIE/Chromaticity Analyses | Perform numerical and graphical CIE/chromaticity analyses. | x | x | x | x |
| Double Precision Ray Tracing | Use double-precision ray tracing for analysis of individual ray histories. | x | x | ||
| Interoperability | | | | | |
| Alternate Scripting Languages | Integrate Python, VBscript, Jscript, and other languages with the ASAP Script language. | x | x | x | x |
| Import Measured Source Data | Import measured source data such as Radiant Sources™. | x | x | x | x |
| Lens Import Capability in ASAP | Import lens systems from CODE V®, OSLO®, SYNOPSYS™, and ZEMAX®. | x | x | ||
| ASAP / FDTD Solutions Interoperability | Exchange complex vector fields between ASAP and FDTD Solutions™. | x | x | ||
| ASAP / SolidWorks Inter- operability | Use the SolidWorks® Parts Only 3D Modeling Engine with ASAP (license included). | x | x | ||
| *NEW* Apply Layers and Names in SolidWorks | Assign object and layer names in the SolidWorks Parts Only 3D Modeling Engine. | x | x | ||
| ASAP / Rhinoceros Inter- operability | Use the Rhinoceros® NURBS 3D Surface Modeler with ASAP. | x | x | ||
| ASAP SmartIGES™ Translator | Use the SmartIGES translator to assign optical properties and object names. | x | x | ||
| Import and Export IGES Files | Import and export IGES files in ASAP. | x | x | ||