# HOOPS Exchange 2015 SP1

Format Updates

Format | Updated Version
--- | ---
SOLIDWORKS | 2015
JT | 10
Parasolid | 27
NX | 10

Enhancements

CATIA V5

- Dimensioning and markup/model links have been improved.
- Piping elements are now supported.

Creo

- User simplified representations are now managed.
- Dimension positioning, markup/geometry links, and management of assembly part visibility by views has been improved.
- Family tables are now supported.

NX

- View filtering has been improved.

IFC

- A new Boolean field, m_bFACETED_BREPAsOneFace has been added to A3DRWParamsIFCData. If this field is true, our reader will merge all facets in a face to a single face, which boosts performance when loading IFC files.

Parasolid Connector

- Healing can now be enabled or disabled in `A3DAsmModelFileTranslateToPkParts()`. See field `A3DRWParamsTranslateToPkPartsData.m_eHealing`.
- New enhancement to ensure Parasolid data remains unmodified when extracted from Parasolid-based formats (NX, SOLIDWORKS, and Solid Edge).
- An option has been added to allow you to choose between loading “tolerant” or “accurate” entities. See field `A3DRWParamsTranslateToPkPartsData.m_eComputeAccurateEdges`.

Shattered assemblies

Our shattered assemblies function can now support:

- NX models that contain reference sets
- SOLIDWORKS files that contain configurations
- Creo files that contain family tables

Point cloud projection

- Instantiated data can now be managed using `A3DProjectPointCloudManagerCreateFromRI()`.
- Point clouds can now be projected onto tessellated meshes and edges.
- A new API function is available to project point clouds - `A3DProjectPointCloudOnModelFile()`.
- Various bug fixes

Functional Changes

- HOOPS Exchange now uses Visual Studio 2013. This means you need to include Visual Studio 2013 redistributables with your application.
- Windows XP is no longer supported.

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