HOOPS Exchange Documentation

The HOOPS Exchange SDK is a set of C software libraries that enables development teams to quickly add reliable 2D and 3D CAD import and export capabilities to their applications. This allows access to a broad range of data, including boundary representation (BREP), product manufacturing information (PMI), model tree, views, persistent IDs, styles, construction geometry, visualization, and more, agnostically.

HOOPS Exchange provides access to a variety of mechanical CAD formats such as CATIA, NX, Creo®, SOLIDWORKS, Inventor, and Solid Edge® as well as CAD standards like JT, STEP, STL, IGES, and AEC formats, like Revit, IFC, and DWG.

Export to popular formats such as JT, STEP, STL, FBX and more.

Getting Started

Prerequisites and quickstart walkthrough for new developers

• Technical Overview

• Quickstart

• Evaluating HOOPS Exchange

Additional Resources

Stay up to date with the latest changes and improvements

• Release Notes

• Public Roadmap

• Support

Platforms and Formats

Information about supported platforms and file formats

• Supported Platforms

• Supported Formats

Programming Guide

Complete guide to HOOPS Exchange concepts

• Fundamentals

• Basic Operations

• Advanced Functions

• BIM

API Reference

Detailed information about HOOPS Exchange API

• Exchange Modules

• All C Structures

• All C Functions

Tutorials

How to build real-world applications

• Print the Assembly Structure

• Basic Viewing

• File-to-File Translation