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HOOPS Exchange 2025.3.0
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Technology Update
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Format Updates
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*Format*           *Updated Version*
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STEP               AP 242 Ed2 and Ed3
IFC                4x3 (Beta)
Parasolid          37.1
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See :doc:`/start/supported-formats` for the list of all supported formats.

Beginning with the 2025.3.0 release of HOOPS Exchange, STEP AP 242 Ed2 and Ed3 (which were in beta release) are now supported officially.

Third-Party Library Updates
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The following third-party libraries have been updated:

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*Library*          *New Version*
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OpenNURBS          8.16
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For more information about package content, see :doc:`/guide/distributing`.

Platform Changes
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The Android NDK used to build HOOPS Exchange has been upgraded from R18b to R27c.

Experimental Mac Catalyst (ARMv8-A) support had been added for HOOPS Exchange. The minimum supported OS is iOS 15 with XCode 15.1.

See our :doc:`/start/supported-platforms` page for details.


New Features
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The Rhino format is now supported on iOS.


API Changes
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* Added :cpp:member:`~A3DRWParamsExportParasolidData::m_bUseUNameAttribute` member for :cpp:struct:`A3DRWParamsExportParasolidData`.


Fixed Bugs
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.. csv-table::
   :header: "Issue", "Description"

   "SDHE-22362", "Fixed unexpected behavior when importing an invalid CATIA V5 file."
   "SDHE-22305", "Fixed unexpected behavior on SolidWorks file"
   "SDHE-22297", "Fixed the reading of the ellipse interval parameters in CATDrawing files"
   "SDHE-22293", "Fixed garbled content in JT using PRC2XML sample"
   "SDHE-22290", "Improvement of results when calling the function A3DProjectPointCloud3 with the m_bPreferFaceTowardScan option enabled"
   "SDHE-22271", "Fixed A3DLIBS.dll not unloaded by A3DSDKUnloadLibrary on Windows"
   "SDHE-22229", "Improved export of scaled model file into Acis file format"
   "SDHE-22199", "Improved A3DProjectPointCloudManagerCreateFromModelFile with lower quality input data"
   "SDHE-22166", "Avoid creation NURBS with out of range control points"
   "SDHE-21917", "Fixed issue with PMI visibility in some configurations from SolidWork files"
   "SDHE-21762", "Added export of non-ASCII names into SDL/TYSA_UNAME attributes with Parasolid"
   "SDHE-21659", "Added support for text and splines in SolidWorks sketches"
   "SDHE-21651", "Added standardized tolerances for hole diameters"
   "SDHE-21430", "Surfaces intersection curve improvement to better handle surfaces singularities"
   "SDHE-21371", "Improved the position field of the hole feature for Creo files in feature reading mode"
   "SDHE-21082", "Added support for SolidWorks splines in sketches"
   "SDHE-20852", "Improved behavior of A3DCompareFaces with flat cone surfaces"
   "SDHE-20191", "Added management of the symbol <CF> in the 3DXML's linear size PMI"
   "SDHE-19176", "Fixed import of sketch spline"
