QUADOA Optical CAD v26.02.4: Modern Optical Design Software

QUADOA Optical CAD v26.02.4 is the latest maintenance release of QUADOA’s next-generation optical design platform, released April 13, 2026 for Windows and Linux .

Key Updates in v26.02.4

Workflow & Usability

  • Faster Navigation: Improved arrow key navigation for tree and table views, enabling quicker editing

  • Performance Boost: Faster evaluation of math expressions in the multi-config table

  • Parameter Conversion: Right-click menu now converts between single parameters and multi-config parameters

  • Ray Visualization: New option to color rays by ray segment

  • Zernike Targets: Units can now be selected for Zernike targets

Important Fixes

  • Distortion Optimization: Fixed broken distortion target for anamorphic systems (including mixed x,y field points)

  • Thermal Scaling: Corrected thermal scaling of lenses with multiple sub-environments within the optimizer

  • Zernike Tolerances: Fixed general Zernike tolerance overwriting specific tolerances

  • Vignetting Calculation: Now considers vignetting behind the stop surface

Core Capabilities

QUADOA is built on an object-based, multi-sequential architecture using intuitive high-level objects (lenses, assemblies) rather than traditional surface lists :

Category Capabilities
Optical Design Local and global optimization, flexible surface definitions (aspheres, freeforms)
Architecture Multi-sequential and non-sequential modeling, object-based lenses and assemblies
Tolerancing Advanced tolerance analysis with Zernike targets
Integration Direct mechanical CAD integration
Applications Interferometers, multi-path designs, complex optical systems
QUADOA Optical CAD v26.02.4
QUADOA Optical CAD v26.02.4