The program's graphical user interface (GUI) is 3D CAD-based creating a virtual prototyping environment to perform software simulation before manufacture.
[1] TracePro is used in the aerospace, defense, lighting, display, biomedical and illumination markets.
[7] Users create geometry either by using the native TracePro CAD interface or by importing models directly from SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, Solid Edge, Autodesk Inventor or other CAD product that exports IGES or STEP models.
Then rays are traced through the systems to find energy distributions on any surface or track volume flux through any space.
TracePro works with other software products using a Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) client/server interface.