Script editor scrollbar highlights: The Find and Replace search bar in the Script File Editor now generates highlights on the scrollbar to quickly identify the match locations.
Multiphysics Suite Enhancements
Multi-GPU performance improvements: The performance scalability of distributed computing with increasing number of GPU cards in the same node has been significantly improved with respect to the first enablement of multi-GPU in 2024 R1.
Improved dynamic import of KLayout Cell to Lumerical Multiphysics: The user experience has been improved with support for angled ports, ports located on bent waveguides and multiple injection layers, among other features. In addition, the flow is now much faster by leveraging KLayout’s python API.
Improved sidewall extrusion in Layer Builder: The sidewall angle option in Layer Builder can handle more complex geometries. When the sidewall angle cannot be applied reliably to the geometry the user now has the option to continue after a warning message.
RCWA simulation and memory requirements report: The RCWA solver now has the option to check simulation and memory requirements before running the simulation.
Axis scale options in FDTD and MODE Visualizer: For 2D image plots, users can now change the axis scaling to be “variable” (aspect ratio dependent on Visualizer window) or “equal” (1:1 aspect ratio).
FDTD Solve container: An example Dockerfile for creating a minimal container image for the fdtd-solver, both for CPU and GPU, is now included in the Lumerical installation package.
System Suite Enhancements
UX Enhancements for qINTERCONNECT: The usability of qINTERCONNECT has been improved by removing redundant and unused information from the initialization parameters, as well as adding descriptive error messages for a wide variety of error-inducing initialization states.
CML Compiler QA test support for polarization-rotating devices: The sparsweep pcell model QA tests can now handle devices with polarization rotation in the output. A new template for this type of devices has also been added in the built-in lumfoundry library.