Did some reading up online about free alternatives to Zemax. Some links via
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-open-source-free-Optical-design-software-packages-similar-to-Zemax-CodeV-available-for-Windows
"My experience with free software gives me the impression that they are good enough to learn about lens design and optics, but not good enough to do serious (=paid) work."
lightmachinery.com/optical-
lambdares.com/oslo - for Windows
osdoptics.com - synopsys - for Windows
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-open-source-free-Optical-design-software-packages-similar-to-Zemax-CodeV-available-for-Windows
"My experience with free software gives me the impression that they are good enough to learn about lens design and optics, but not good enough to do serious (=paid) work."
Also tried out optgeo on Linux - available in the official Mint / Ubuntu repositories. Also
lightmachinery.com/optical-
KDP-2 - for Windows - from ecalculations.com
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