Software Academy
BRO's On-Demand Training Platform
BRO's On-Demand Training Platform
Software Academy
Introducing BRO Software Academy, our on-demand training platform designed for the busy professional. Now learners can access BRO’s most popular software courses on their schedule and at their pace.
Available courses include ASAP Introductory Course and ASAP Stray Light Advanced Course. Each course includes video instruction, course notes, ASAP scripts, files used in practice sessions, starting points and solutions to exercises, and more. On-demand users access all the material and instruction found within the standard live course.
More courses are on the way! ASAP Advanced Wave Optics Course is planned for April 2025. The APEX Introductory Course is currently in production.
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ASAP Fundamentals
ON-DEMAND
This ASAP Fundamentals (Introductory) Course instructs ASAP users on approaches to solving pre-defined imaging and illumination problems. It is designed to acquaint the new user with the full list of ASAP features leading to basic competency. It includes over 19-hours of video instruction and all course materials.
ABOUT THE COURSE
ASAP FUNDAMENTALS COURSE
Module 1: getting started
Highlights: Background and Getting Started
> Key concepts, steps in modeling, preferences
> Using the 3D Viewer
> Inputs and common functions
> Optics Manager by example
> Singlet Radiometer
> Using databases for geometry and properties
> Trace process and ray data; entities and objects
> Introduction to Workflow Manager
> Script Editor; Modeling process
> Kinds of geometry, common items, transformations
mODULE 2: MODEL BUILDING
Highlights: Stepping through Modeling Process
> Defining optical properties of system components
> Applying properties to objects
> Incoherent sources
> Ray tracing > Evaluation / Analysis
> Measurement of light in systems
> Script usage in practice
> Graphical visualization
> Measurement processing and graphics
> Apodization > The digitizer
> Ray splitting controls & Monte Carlo tracing
mODULE 3: SOURCE & TRACE CONTROL
Highlights: More Analysis Tools
> Path analysis and PATHS command
> More options for geometry bounding
> Using Macros: pre-defined and user-defined
> Specialty topics: Optimization & Scattering
> Wave Optics introduction
> IGES import > Source catalog
> Microstructure surface features
> Polychromatic source tool
> CIE color analysis
> Closing comments
includes
> 30-day access to Instructional Videos — over 19+ hours
Plus supplemental course material downloads:
> ASAP Fundamentals Workbook (PDF)
> ASAP Work Zip
> ASAP Command Overview
PRICING
Price: $1000
For license holders with a valid Software Support Plan, the cost is only $750.
Multi-learner and student discounts are available.
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Full payment is required before course access is granted. Any credit card payments are subject to a 3% surcharge.
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ASAP Stray Light Course
ON-DEMAND
This advanced course provides the knowledge and skills needed to conduct stray light analysis with ASAP. The class covers scattered light, ghost reflections, thermal emissions in infrared systems, edge scatter, and wide-angle diffraction. Participants balance theory with hands-on experience through practice sessions.
ABOUT THE COURSE
ASAP Stray Light Advanced COURSE
Segment 1: Introduction & Scatter Modeling Concepts
SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
> Introduction to Stray Light Concepts
> Critical & Illuminated Objects
> Qualitative Scatter Modeling
> Radiometry; BSDF
> Common Scatter Models
> BSDF Fit Utility of a Harvey Model
> Scattered Power and Directed Scatter
> Organizing Stray Light Work
> Point Source Transmittance, more HISTORY
> Calculate Point Source Transmittance
> The ASAP Path Explorer
> Correcting Stray Light Issues
Segment 2: Baffle Design, More Scatter models & Ghost Analysis
SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
> Baffle Design Concepts
> More Scatter Models
> Scattering by Particulate Contamination
> Effective BSDF Based on Scratch-Dig Values
> Ghost Analysis 1:
> Model Setup, SPLIT, FRESNEL, COATING
> Ghost Analysis 2 & 3:
> Forward Irradiance; Reverse Intensity
> Ghost Analysis 4:
> Correction / Mitigation
> Cooke Triplet Ghost Analysis
Segment 3: Refinements & Specialty Topics
SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
> Geometry Construction
> Infrared Analysis
> Thermal Irradiance from a Sunshade
> Stray Light Estimation with a Pocket Calculator
> In-Field Scatter
> Comparing Trace to Analytical Result
> Diffracted Stray Light
> Stray Light Testing
> Anisotropic Scatter Modeling and Visualization
> Conclusion
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includes
ASAP STRAY LIGHT COURSE INCLUDES
> 45-day access to Instructional Videos
> Stray Light Workbook (PDF)
> Stray Light Work Zip
> ASAP Command Overview
PRICING
Price: $1,500
For license holders with a valid Software Support Plan, the cost is only $1000.
Multi-learner and student discounts are available.
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aRRIVING fEBRUARY 2024
APEX INtro Course
ON-DEMAND
This APEX Course introduces learners to the APEX optical design and analysis program through hands-on exercises, demonstrations, and lectures. Students learn and follow the APEX workflow procedure to design and analyze a variety of illumination and imaging systems.
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