HOOPS Visualize 3DF Release Notes
IMPORTANT:
- The DirectX 9 driver has been removed as of HOOPS Visualize version 25.00.
- The OpenGL1 driver has been deprecated. We encourage Visualize users to upgrade to DirectX 11 or OpenGL 2.
About the release notes: We maintain several major versions of 3DF at once. These separate release streams give our customers flexibility when choosing to upgrade. As a result, versions may not necessarily be released in numbered order, and changes that affect multiple release streams may be noted in the release notes for each applicable stream.
Service Pack 25.10
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Communicator | 2019 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2020 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2020 SP2 | Requires support for SSSE3 instruction set. | |||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 32.0.x | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2019 | RealDWG 2019 is compatible with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and Visual Studio 2017 Update 2 | |||
SketchUp | 2019.2 | 64-bit Windows only |
Enhancements
Static model. HOOPS Visualize now respects a static model's conditional values when calculating the render path. This will result in exclusion of unrendered branches and faster rendering of data sets with many conditional expressions. See the "condition analysis" option in Set_Heuristics().
Very large transforms. There are new options for importing models with very large transformations. This options help prevent unwanted side-effects of float-precision errors. For an explanation of how to use this new option, see this page.
Functional Changes
HOOPS Exchange. HOOPS Visualize now works with HOOPS Exchange 2020 SP2.
HOOPS Publish. The HOOPS Publish integration now requires support for the SSSE3 instruction set.
Qt changes. Visual Studio and XCode project files for qt_simple are no longer distributed. Partners will need to use the .pro file with QtCreator to build.
Major Release 25.00
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Communicator | 2019 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2020 SP1 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2020 SP1 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 32.0.x | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2019 | RealDWG 2019 is compatible with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and Visual Studio 2017 Update 2 | |||
SketchUp | 2019.2 | 64-bit Windows only |
Functional Changes
DX9 driver removed. The "dx9" driver interface has been removed. Please use a more recent driver, such as "dx11" (DirectX 11).
OpenGL. The OpenGL driver now requires OpenGL 3.2 or higher.
Linux platform update. Linux builds now require devtoolset 8 | gcc/g++ 8.2.3 | glibc 2.17.
Enhancements
Textures as marker symbols. Defined textures can now be used as marker symbols.
Textures in OBJ files. Textures can now be imported in OBJ files.
Spherical texturing. We have improved our algorithm that applies spherical texturing. Spherical textures will now wrap once both laterally and vertically by default, and texture orientation will flip vertically.
Text layout. Text can now be rendered left-to-right and right-to-left on all platforms for fonts that support it. Additionally, ligature and digraph glyphs are supported with this option enabled. See the "layout" option in Set_Text_Font.
New option for shell merging. A new option called "segment only" has been added to HC_Optimize_Segment_Tree which will cause the "merge shells" algorithm to only affect those shells in the specified segment, and ignore those below it.
DXT support. DXT textures are now supported in software drivers, or in drivers operating in software mode.
Override intrinsic color. A new setting is now available which enables developers to override the intrinsic color of geometry.
PDF embedded fonts. Fonts can now be embedded in an exported PDF. This means when a user opens an exported PDF document, the font is guaranteed to look correct, even if that user does not have the font installed on their system. See Set_Driver_Options("embed pdf fonts").
Service Pack 24.20
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Communicator | 2019 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2020 SP1 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2020 SP1 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 32.0.x | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2019 | RealDWG 2019 is compatible with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and Visual Studio 2017 Update 2 | |||
SketchUp | 2019.2 | 64-bit Windows only |
Functional Changes
macOS window management. The way windows are created and managed has changed for macOS platforms. Please see this note for details.
Parasolid update. HOOPS Visualize now supports Parasolid 32.0.x.
SketchUp update. The SketchUp integration has been updated to version 2019.2.
Exchange update. The HOOPS Exchange integration has been updated to version 2020 SP1.
Publish update. The HOOPS Publish integration has been updated to version 2020 SP1.
Microstation plug-in. The Microstation plug-in has been removed.
Linux platform update. Linux builds now require devtoolset 8 | gcc/g++ 8.2.3 | glibc 2.17.
Enhancements
Linux compiler update. The Linux compiler requirement has been updated to gcc/g++ 8.2.3.
PBR materials. Physically-based rendering (PBR) materials are now supported. PBR data is now importable via HOOPS Exchange and exportable via HSF.
Service Pack 24.10
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Communicator | 2018 SP2 U1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2019 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2019 SP2 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 30.1 | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2019 | RealDWG 2019 is compatible with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and Visual Studio 2017 Update 2 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Functional changes
Windows Vista support ended. Windows 7 is now the minimum supported OS.
SketchUp API. The SketchUp API libraries have been upgraded to version 2018. This version of SketchUp does not support 32-bit Windows, which means x86 Windows support in HOOPS Visualize is no longer available for this component. The base_skp and hio_skp projects have been stripped of any 32-bit logic and the corresponding binaries are no longer included with HOOPS Visualize.
Ambient Occlusion Sharpness Setting. A new setting has been added for adjusting the sharpness for ambient occlusion. Please see the API Reference for Set_Driver_Options() for more information.
UWP library changes. The monolithic HOOPS UWP library has been split into multiple libraries in order to allieviate size and dependency burdens. The package now provides hoops_3dgs_uwp, hoops_mvo_uwp, hoops_base_stream_uwp (static), and hoops_stream_uwp for this purpose.
Enhancements
New NVIDIA Profile Creator sample. A new sample, nvidia_profile_creator, is now available, which demonstrates how to programmatically select a GPU for NVIDIA-based systems.
Using Unicode Characters in 2D PDF. Exporting non-ASCII characters to 2D PDF is now supported. However, non-ASCII characters are exported as shells. The resulting "text" is not selectable and can't be copy-pasted, but otherwise appears normally.
Images as marker glyphs. Images may now be used as glyphs.
Geometry references. Geometry references are now supported in HMF files.
Cutting plane attributes. HSF files now support cutting plane visualization attributes.
Segment optimization. A new option, "segment only", has been added to HC_Optimize_Segment_Tree. When active, this option will restrict segment optimization to the current segment only, and ignore child segments.
Major Release 24.00
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Communicator | 2018 SP2 U1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2019 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2019 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 30.1 | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2019 | RealDWG 2019 is compatible with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and Visual Studio 2017 Update 2 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Functional changes
Linux Compiler Upgrade. The compiler for Linux binaries has been upgraded to gcc/g++ 6.3. The glibc version is unchanged (still version 2.12). Please see the Supported Platforms page for more information.
OSX Compatibility Changes. Previously, Visualize shipped with fat binaries for OSX that were compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. As of this release, Visualize now ships with binaries that are only compatible with 64-bit architectures on OSX.
AR/VR Sandbox Projects Moved. The sandbox projects for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality on Windows are now included in the primary sample solution file, samples_v1xx.sln.
Enhancements
GPU Selection. For Visualize applications using DirectX 11 drivers, a new gpu preference
option has been added to Set_Driver_Options(), allowing you to select a specific GPU or to direct Visualize to select an appropriate GPU. Please see the API Reference for more information. Note: This option is not available for C# users using D3DImage, due to the reliance of D3DImage on the DirectX 9 driver.
In addition, the available gpus
option has been added to Show_Device_Info(), which instructs Visualize return a comma-separated list of available GPU drivers. This is useful for setting a GPU preference with Set_Driver_Options(). For more information on available_gpus
, please see the API Reference.
VR Sandbox Application Updated. The openvr_simple
sandbox application has been refactored for ease of use and simplicity. For more information please see these instructions for building the OpenVR Simple application as well as a more in-depth explanation of the OpenVR sandbox in the updated Virtual Reality documentation.
Selection Performance Improvements. Compute_Selection_By_Ray() is faster in most cases. Compute_Selection() and Compute_Selection_By_Area() are faster for extremely large polyhedrons.
Tessellation Settings for HIO_Exchange. In the HOOPS/MVO
component, a new class HTessellationSettings can be used in conjunction with HIO_Exchange
to customize a variety of output settings for tessellation, such as triangle size. Please see the API Reference and the Programming Guide for full details.
New Formats for HIO_Exchange. Several new import formats were added to Visualize's HIO_Exchange
component, including Rhino3D, Revit, and GLTF.
As part of this upgrade, a new member specific for Rhino3D import called m_bForceRenderedModeColors was added to the HInputHandlerOptions class in MVO
.
New Options for Define_Highlight. Two new options are now available with the Define_Highlight function in 3DGS, passive
and append
:
-
passive: By default, Define_Highlight will override locked attributes on a highlighted segment, but with the new
passive
highlight option, Define_Highlight will not override attribute locks set on highlighted segments. -
append: Previously, only a single named style would be applied when Define_Highlight was called. Now when Define_Highlight is called with the
append
option, the function will append a new named style to any named styles currently active for the highlighted segment.
Please see the API Reference for more information and usage samples.
Highlight Querying and Searching. New functionality is now available to search for highlighted segment keys within a Visualize scene. Options include searching along a specific key path and filtering results according to drawing mode. Please see the API Reference for more information.
New Quick Moves InPlace Highlight Option. An "InPlace" highlighting option is now available for Define_Highlight() and Begin_Highlight_Search(). This option is useful for highlights containing transparency. Please see the API Reference for more details.
Documentation for Sandboxes. A new section in the documentation for building the Visualize sandboxes is now available.
RealDWG multiline text. HOOPS Visualize now uses RealDWG 2019, which handles multiline text differently compared to the previous release. RealDWG now breaks long lines of text into multiple lines, and as a result, multiline text is not guaranteed to look the same as AutoCAD.
Service Pack 23.30
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Communicator | 2018 SP1 U1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2019 SP1 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2019 SP1 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 30.1 | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2019 | RealDWG 2019 is compatible with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and Visual Studio 2017 Update 2 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Functional changes
OSX Compatibility Changes. Previously, Visualize shipped with a fat binary for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. As of this release, Visualize now ships with binaries that are only compatible with 64-bit architectures on OSX.
Ambient Occlusion Sharpness Setting. A new setting has been added for adjusting the sharpness for ambient occlusion. Please see the API Reference for Set_Driver_Options() for more information.
Enhancements
Using Unicode Characters in 2D PDF. Exporting non-ASCII characters to 2D PDF is now supported. However, non-ASCII characters are exported as shells. The resulting "text" is not selectable and can't be copy-pasted, but otherwise appears normally.
Tessellation Settings for HIO_Exchange. In the HOOPS/MVO
component, a new class HTessellationSettings can be used in conjunction with HIO_Exchange
to customize a variety of output settings for tessellation, such as triangle size. Please see the API Reference and the Programming Guide for full details.
Service Pack 23.20
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Communicator | 2018 SP1 U1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2018 SP2 U1 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2018 SP2 U1 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 30.1 | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2018 | RealDWG 2018 is compatible with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and Visual Studio 2017 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Enhancements
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- The tap gesture will re-position the model at your current gaze point.
- The tap and drag gesture to the left or right will rotate the model at its current position.
Functional changes
Service Pack 23.10
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Communicator | 2018 U2 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2018 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2018 SP2 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 30.1 | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2018 | RealDWG 2018 is compatible with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and Visual Studio 2017 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Enhancements
Major Release 23.00
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Communicator | 2017 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2018 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2018 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 29.1 | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2018 | RealDWG 2018 is compatible with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and Visual Studio 2017 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Enhancements
Functional changes
Service Pack 22.21
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2017 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2017 SP2 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 29.1 | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2018 | RealDWG 2018 requires Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 22.21 is a bug fix release only.
Service Pack 22.20
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2017 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2017 SP2 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 29.1 | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2018 | RealDWG 2018 requires Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 22.20 is a bug fix release only.
Service Pack 22.10
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2017 SP1 U1 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2017 SP1 U1 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 29.1 | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2017 | RealDWG 2017 requires Visual Studio 2015 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Important: Starting with this release, the header file visualize_license.h has been replaced by hoops_license.h. Please replace your header files when upgrading your license. A new header file can be generated on the Developer Zone. By 2018, licenses for all HOOPS products will be replaced with this single unified license.
Enhancements
-
HTML Export. For 64-bit Windows users, Visualize now supports HTML Export. You can select from either of two methods:
- Using the HOOPS Publish integration via HIOUtilityPublish. Calling HIOManager::GetOutputHandler(const char * file_type) with "html_with_prc" as a parameter value will return a HIOUtilityPublish object.
- Directly from the Visualize DB to HTML. Calling HIOManager::GetOutputHandler(const char * file_type) with "html" as a parameter value will return a HIOUtilityHTML object.
Please note, source code isn't available for HIOUtilityHTML.
Also, please note that obsolete references to the ActiveX-based HIOUtilityHTML have been removed.
- XOR emulation for DX9/DX11. Visualize now supports XOR emulation for DX9/DX11. This is enabled by any normal XOR setting, such as Set_Driver_Options("quick moves preference=xor"). (Visualize has always supported XOR with OpenGL and now supports XOR with OpenGL2, provided you're using recent hardware.)
Functional changes
- Visualize now calculates geometry bounding in all cases, so the setting for toggling automatic geometry bounding in Define_System_Options is now obsolete. Using this setting will have no effect on your application; it should be removed from your application.
Miscellaneous
- The qthoopsrefapp demo application has been removed.
Major Release 22.00
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 4.2 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2017 U1 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2017 U1 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 29.1 | ||||
Qt | 5.6 | Please note, Visualize is compatible with Qt 5.4 on OSX | |||
RealDWG | 2017 | RealDWG 2017 requires Visual Studio 2015 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Enhancements
- CATDrawings can now be imported via hio_exchange.
- Our ambient occlusion algorithm has been enhanced to provide better visual results. The new algorithm is only supported on Windows with the dx11 or opengl2 drivers at this time; otherwise, Visualize defaults back to its previous ambient occlusion algorithm. As part of this upgrade, the Set_Driver_Options() function has a new option called post-world scale, and the ambient occlusion option has a new suboption called radius.
- Visualize's importers now offer a choice on whether to import attributes using double or single precision. This feature is implemented with a new member variable in the HInputHandlerOptions class, m_attributePrecisionMode. In addition, a flag has been added to HInputHandlerOptions called m_generatedDouble as well as a function in HBaseModel called getContainsDouble(). These indicate whether double-precision attributes were added to the scene during import (as a reminder, precision can be converted with Convert_Precision). If you choose to import a file using the FLOAT_IF_SAFE, RETAIN_AS_IS or FORCE_DOUBLE option, it is possible that the resulting scene will contain double precision information. Please note that no part of MVO is guaranteed to work on a scene which contains double precision geometry or attributes.
- Significant improvements have been made to the algorithm that assembles capping geometry for cutting planes.
- Functions have been added for adding shape backgrounds for text annotations and anchored leader lines. Please see Define_Shape and Insert_Text_Leader. In addition, new options have been added to the Set_Text_Font() function for setting background shapes and defining line options (see the "background" and "decoration style" options).
- Visualize has upgraded to the ICU font layout version 57.1.
Functional changes
- Support for 32-bit CentOS and Ubuntu has been discontinued.
- Support for Visual Studio 2012 has been discontinued.
- A debug bit mask is now required for D3DImage usage with the dx11 driver in the wpf_image sample project. Please note that it will affect dpi-sensitive elements (like text and markers) because Visualize will treat such driver instances more like a physical window rather than a virtual off-screen window with a hard-coded dpi. See Set_Driver_Options() for more details on debug bit masks.
Service Pack 21.50
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2016 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2016 SP2 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 28.1 | ||||
Qt | 4.4.1 | ||||
RealDWG | 2017, 2016 | RealDWG 2017 is supported in Visual Studio 2015 RealDWG 2016 is supported in Visual Studio 2012 There is no support for RealDWG in Visual Studio 2013 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 21.50 is a bug fix release only.
Service Pack 21.42
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2016 SP1 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2016 SP1 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 28.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2017, 2016 | RealDWG 2017 is supported in Visual Studio 2015 RealDWG 2016 is supported in Visual Studio 2012 There is no support for RealDWG in Visual Studio 2013 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 21.42 is a bug fix release only.
Service Pack 21.41
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2016 SP1 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2016 SP1 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 28.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2017, 2016 | RealDWG 2017 is supported in Visual Studio 2015 RealDWG 2016 is supported in Visual Studio 2012 There is no support for RealDWG in Visual Studio 2013 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 21.41 is a bug fix release only.
Service Pack 21.40
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2016 SP1 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2016 SP1 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 28.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2017, 2016 | RealDWG 2017 is supported in Visual Studio 2015 RealDWG 2016 is supported in Visual Studio 2012 There is no support for RealDWG in Visual Studio 2013 | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Enhancements
- A variety of minor enhancements related to performance.
- Visual Studio 2015 is now supported. HOOPS Exchange 2016 SP1 is now supported. HOOPS Publish 2016 SP1 is now supported. Parasolid 28.0 is now supported.
- RealDWG 2017 is now supported.
Service Pack 21.32
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2016 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2016 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 21.32 is a bug fix release only.
Service Pack 21.31
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2016 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2016 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 21.31 is a bug fix release only.
Service Pack 21.30
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2015 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2015 SP2 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 21.30 is mainly a bug fix release.
Enhancements
- A QTSimple5 project has been added.
Service Pack 21.21
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2015 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2015 SP2 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 21.21 is a bug-fix release only.
Service Pack 21.20
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2015 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2015 SP2 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Enhancements
- A new 3D sphere marker is available.
- The fixed-framerate functionality in HOOPS/MVO has been tuned to reduce flickering and provided better visual fidelity. The timed-update functionality in HOOPS/3DGS has been similarly improved.
- A new HOOPS/OOC API, ooc::RGBColor const & ooc::query::QueryIterator::GetNodePointColor() const is now available which returns color information from a point cloud point.
- New HIC functions have been added: HIC_Set_Selectability, HIC_Show_Selectability, HIC_Set_Selectability_Even_Invisible, and HIC_Show_Selectability_Even_Invisible.
Service Pack 21.13
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2015 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2015 SP2 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 21.13 is a bug-fix release only.
Service Pack 21.12
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2015 SP2 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2015 SP2 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
Functional changes
- The Exchange interface has been upgraded to HOOPS Exchange 2015 SP2.
- A new option is available that controls tessellation when using the Parasolid bridge.
Service Pack 21.11
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2015 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2015 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
HOOPS Visualize 21.11 is a bug fix release only.
Service Pack 21.10
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2015 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2015 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | 2015 |
New features and enhancements
- A new field called HInputHandlerOptions::m_bDwgSkipUnreferencedBlocks has been added to the DWG importer. This field contols whether geometry which is not referenced anywhere in the drawing will be imported. The HOOPS Publish interface is now supported on Linux
Functional changes
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2015 Service Pack 1 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2015 Service Pack 1 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | SDK v7 |
Functional changes
- The Linux compiler requirement has been changed to g++ 4.8.2
Major Release 21.00
Library compatibility information
Library name | Version | Windows | Linux | OS X | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGN Direct | 3.8.1 | ||||
HOOPS Exchange | 2015 | ||||
HOOPS Publish | 2015 | ||||
.NET Framework | 4.0 | v4.5 required for wpf_image v4.5 required for WPF over Remote Desktop | |||
Parasolid | 23.0 | ||||
Qt | 4.6.3 | ||||
RealDWG | 2015 | Visual Studio 2012 only | |||
SketchUp | SDK v7 |
New features and enhancements
- All 3D shader drivers now have support for rendering transparent backgrounds to an offscreen window target.
- The visual selection algorithm has been enhanced to take advantage of available hardware acceleration on shader based drivers, improving selection performance.
- There is a new quick moves heuristic, inplace, which is useful when using a transparent highlight style with quick move geometry.
- Capping geometry can now be extracted to another segment.
- You can now use selection culling to enable or disable selection of culled geometry.
- Performance of view-dependent vertex markers (splat-rendering using filled circles and filled squares) has been improved in the DirectX 11 driver. See section 2.8.2.1 of the Programming Guide for details about vertex markers.
- The performance of patterned line and edge drawing in the DX11 and OpenGL2 drivers has been improved by up to 15x. The reference manual entry for HC_Set_Line_Pattern contains further details.
- You may now set a soft memory limit, which triggers an event when Visualize allocates more memory than specified.
- Rendering performance when using static model has been improved for a wide variety of scene graph organizations.
- File loading performance for IFC files loaded through the HOOPS Exchange interface has been significantly improved.
- There is a new 'strength' parameter for eye-dome lighting, which helps to smooth out any graphical anomalies in the image.
- The double-precision rendering logic has been enhanced to take advantage OpenGL hardware acceleration when such acceleration is available. This will result in greatly improved rendering performance for double-precision primitives. More information is available in the OpenGL2 section of the Device Guide.