Public Roadmap
As of 2024-02-02 *
This page provides you with some insights about the HOOPS Exchange roadmap. If you are interested in providing input or collaborating on any of the projects below, please contact HOOPS Exchange’s Product Manager or Tech Soft 3D support.
Release Plan
HOOPS Exchange release schedule consists in a major release and two service packs per year.
Minor updates might be released in between according to needs:
Fix regressions or high priority issues
Deliver updated formats to reduce availability delays
Release Schedule
Provisional dates – Subject to change
Version |
Release Date |
|---|---|
2023 SP1 |
April 2023 |
2023 SP1 U1 |
May 2023 |
2023 SP2 |
July 2023 |
2023 SP2 U1 |
September 2023 |
2023 SP2 U2 |
October 2023 |
HE 2024 |
December 2023 |
See our HOOPS Exchange Public Roadmap for an accurate and up to date release schedule.
Format Updates Plan
Provisional plan – Subject to change
Format |
Version |
|---|---|
NX 2306 (2023 June version) |
HE 2023 SP2 U1 |
JT 10.9 |
HE 2023 SP2 U1 |
Revit 2024 |
HE 2023 SP2 U2 |
Parasolid 36.0 |
HE 2024 |
Solid Edge 2024 |
HE 2024 |
SolidWorks 2024 |
HE 2024 U1 |
NX 2312 (2023 Dec. version) |
HE 2024 U1 |
CATIA V5_6R2024 |
HE 2024 SP1 |
Inventor 2025 |
HE 2024 SP1 U1 |
Acis 2024 |
HE 2024 SP2 |
CREO 11 |
HE 2024 SP2 |
Navisworks 2025 |
HE 2024 SP2 |
NX 2406 (2024 June version |
HE 2024 SP2 U1 |
Short-Term Projects
Projects planned to be delivered in next release (next 4 months)
Support of “Publication Names” for CATIA V5
Support of “Incremental loading” mode for JT assemblies
Support of physical material definition (Poisson coef., Young modulus…) - All CAD Formats
IFC Reader: Reading time improvement
Standard tessellation improvements
HOOPS Exchange ease of use: High-level API layer
Mid-Term Projects
Planned or on-going projects that might be delivered mid-term (in one or two releases) – After 4 months / before 12 months
New format support: DGN Reader
DGN MicroStation is a CAD software platform developed by Bentley Systems and used in the architectural and engineering industries.
Support DRACO compression for glTF format (Reader)
New format support: IFC Export
This new export capability will help design applications in manufacturing, plant design, ship building spaces to share their data with BIM applications. For example, an assembly designed in a CAD software will be shared with a BIM application to federate models. The first version of the IFC Writer will support a subset of the IFC classes and will be delivered as a Beta version during the year 2022.
Long-Term Projects
Longer term projects we are considering
New format support: QIF reader
New format support: PLM/XML reader
PLM/XML format is an XML-based file format designed by Siemens PLM Software to facilitate interaction in product lifecycle management.
New format support: USD Writer
