# 2023

Welcome to our new documentation

We are pleased to announce the release of our new documentation!

It comes with a new look-and-feel and a better navigation interface. The search feature is faster now. And in the next releases, we will be adding more fine-grained controls such as whole-word match and fuzzy search. More to come!

HOOPS Communicator 2023 is based on HOOPS Visualize 2023, HOOPS Exchange 2023, and HOOPS Publish 2023.

## Enhancements

Asynchronous workflows. HOOPS Communicator now supports workflows to asynchronously load measurement data into the viewer.

glTF extentions. Conversion and rendering of glTF Clearcoat extension in Physically Based Rendering.

Snapping measurements. Measurements now snap on cutting sections in the viewer.

Color set and unset. The function setNodesColors() now (optionally) applies to points.

Transparent backgrounds. Transparent backgrounds now available when using hidden line drawing mode.

VS2019. Visual Studio 2019 is now supported.

Microsoft Edge support. Microsoft Edge is now supported on Linux.

jszip flaw resolution. Resolution of CVE-2021-23413 where crafting a new zip file with filenames set to Object prototype values (e.g __proto__, toString, etc) results in a returned object with a modified prototype instance.

## Fixed bugs

Issue number | Description
--- | ---
18800 | 3D mouse functionality
18763 | Hoops conversion failed because model loading failed
18759 | Communicator Acknowledgments page is not up to date
18742 | Difficulty converting this file in the latest version of Hoops
18737 | Medium security severity vulnerability in JSZip - CVE-2021-23413
18734 | Reset View Regression for HWF Files
18703 | Camera information is not correct after active Cad View.
18694 | Converter.exe is unable to convert Creo assembly unless –import_hidden_objects is set
18682 | File BMW F7X HIGH VERSION_04.04.22.CATPart not being converted correctly
18650 | Web Viewer SVG generation issue
18649 | Sketchup file conversion failed
18590 | Incorrect size of measurement Json when scs is generated without measurement using converter.cpp
18560 | File Dining+Table+and+Chairs.skp conversion fails
18550 | We got ‘ Assertion failed: console.assert ‘ error while zooming in and zooming out
18521 | Coordinate system nodes are not rendering correctly (not identified as PMI)
18488 | Communicator loading issues/questions
18431 | OHB: NX Conversion of Large Assembly
18215 | PNG result shows all configurations
18043 | OHB: Empty NX file fails to convert to PDF
18017 | Converting DWG files Issue
17847 | Incorrect conversion of elliptical arc from DXF to STEP