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HOOPS Exchange 2016 SP2
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Format         Updated Version
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**Inventor**   2017
**CATIA V5-6** 2016
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File Reader Enhancements
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.. rubric:: STEP

* New options have been added to read, compute, and compare STEP
   validation properties. This can be used when importing or exporting a
   STEP file.
* Color is now better managed.
* Issues related to link PMI with edges have been fixed.

.. rubric:: Parasolid

* Parasolid customers now have the ability to use multi-process when
   exporting assemblies into Parasolid.

.. rubric:: Creo

* Better management of screen notes.

.. rubric:: Inventor

* Inventor files created from tessellated formats such as STL are now
   supported.

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Functionality Enhancements
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* The Mobile SDK is now available. :doc:`Android and iOS platforms </start/supported-platforms>` are now
   supported. With this initial version, only STEP, JT, PRC, IGES,
   Parasolid, IFC, and U3D import are supported. Export is not
   available. One sample for each platform, PRC2XML, is included which
   converts any supported CAD format to an XML file.
* The HLR functionality has been improved to better manage models with
   sections. Oriented loops are now returned which allows the developer
   to easily create hatching.
* Our sewing algorithm has been improved.
* Bugs have been fixed in our CopyAndAdaptBrep function.
* A new function, A3DRiRepresentationItemEditCoordinateSystem, has been
   added to modify an existing representation item.

.. rubric:: Other

* To ensure consistency across the API of the product, some function
   names have been modified in this release. If you use these APIs, then
   you will need to modify your source code in order to move to this
   release. A sample python script has been included in the tools folder
   to help facilitate this change.

