HOOPS Exchange 2024.5.0

Technology Update

Format Updates

Format

Updated Version

NX

2406

See File Formats for the list of all supported formats.

Third-Party Libraries Updates

Below third-party libraries have been updated:

Library

New Version

libexpat

2.6.2

For more information about package content, see Distributing Your Application and Acknowledgments.

Platform Changes

End of Support - DWG reader on Android Platform

Starting with 2024.5.0 release of HOOPS Exchange, as announced previously, support of DWG file format on Android platform has been discontinued. Please contact us in case you need more info or support regarding this.

New Format

DGN V8 Alpha

Starting with HOOPS Exchange 2024.5.0, an alpha version of upcoming reader of Microstation DGN v8 is available. Please note that DGN v7 is already available as an alpha version and has been improved with this version of HOOPS Exchange.

What is Supported in this version?

  • Support of DGN V7 and V8 files, 3D only.

  • Limited entities supported.

For more information, see DGN Reader.

New Features

Creo Layers Support

Support for reading layers from Creo files has been added.

A3DAsmlayer has also been modified accordingly to store more layer information.

See Also

Behavior Change While Converting From CATIA V5 to STEP

When translating CATIA V5 files to STEP, the sets previously named “Geometrical Representation of <entity name>” are no longer created. The geometrical entities they contained are now stored in the “Supplemental Geometry” set.

For example, a CATIA V5 thread cylinder export made prior to HOOPS Exchange 2024.5.0 would have the following structure:

  • Thread Cylinder.1

    • Arc 0

    • Segment 1

    • Segment 2

  • Geometrical Representation of Thread.1

    • Upper Thread Plane.2

    • Lower Thread Plane.2

  • Supplemental Geometry

    • AxisSystem.1

    • xy-plane

    • yz-plane

    • zx-plane

With the updated export process, the structure will now be:

  • Thread Cylinder.1

    • Arc 0

    • Segment 1

    • Segment 2

  • Supplemental Geometry

    • AxisSystem.1

    • xy-plane

    • yz-plane

    • zx-plane

    • Upper Thread Plane.2

    • Lower Thread Plane.2

Fixed Bugs

The list of fixed bugs can be found on the Fixed Bugs List page.