HOOPS Exchange 2024
Version 2024.0
Format Updates
Format |
Updated Version |
---|---|
Solid Edge |
2024 |
Parasolid |
36.0 |
See File Formats for the list of all supported formats.
32-bit support deprecation
Windows and Linux x86 binaries have been removed from the standard delivered packages. Please contact the Support team to get them.
They will not be available starting with HOOPS Exchange 2025.
CATIA V5: Publications Support
Since this version our support for reading CATIA V5 publications from CATIA files is no longer in beta state.
For more information look at our dedicated section in the Programming Guide.
JT: Support for Incremental Loading
The latest release introduces support for load struct only and incremental load workflows for the JT format. This enhancement ensures compatibility with the intended behavior and limitations observed in other formats that support similar features.
Notably, incremental load for JT format is now extended to include support for JT monolithic files, providing users with added flexibility in managing and loading their data.
See also
New Usability API
Introducing a more intuitive and efficient way to navigate model files, the New Usability API now offers a set of functions designed for seamless traversal.
The newly introduced entities, A3DTree
and A3DTreeNode
, present an abstract representation of a model file, enhancing usability through a standardized tree structure.
Explore the capabilities of these new functions in our dedicated programming guide section: Tree Traversal API.
To help you integrate these features seamlessly into your workflow, we have updated the following tutorials to showcase the use of these functions:
Traverse CAD Structure (sample code: he_basic_viewer)
Write a CAD Viewer (sample code: he_basic_viewer)
Documentation Change
We are pleased to announce a comprehensive update to the Getting Started section of the HOOPS Exchange Documentation. This update includes new tutorials and aims to provide a more user-friendly experience for developers.
More additional enhancements will be added in upcoming releases.
API Changes
Android x86 binaries are no longer delivered.
Support for material physical properties:
A new field
m_dYieldStrength
has been added to A3DMiscMaterialIsotropicData and is supported in our CATIA V5 reader. Also, the value of the Shear Modulus in our CATIA V5 reader was actually the value of the Yield Strength: this has been corrected as the Shear Modulus is not available in CATIA V5.Three new fields
m_dTensileStrength
,m_dThermalConductivity
andm_dSpecificHeat
have been added toA3DMiscMaterialIsotropicData
. All the fields fromA3DMiscMaterialIsotropicData
are now supported in our NX reader. Some properties, such as Yield Strength, are sometimes expressed in a table as a function of temperature: by default, we retrieve the first value, i.e., the first line of the table.
Removed the unused
A3DMiscPhysicMaterialData
structure.m_ppuiNormalIndicesPerFace
is removed fromA3DMeshData
(point coordinates and normals now share the same indices array:m_puiVertexIndicesPerFace
)Renamed members:
Renamed the
m_uiContraintsSize
member of theA3DAsmProductOccurrenceData
structure tom_uiConstraintsSize
.In
A3DMeshData
m_ppuiPointIndicesPerFace
is renamedm_puiVertexIndicesPerFace
(indices now are continuous)In
A3DMeshData
m_ppuiTextureUVIndicesPerFace
is renamedm_puiTextureUVIndicesPerFace
(indices now are continuous)
Added new structures and functions:
A3DRiComputeMeshDataParameters
has been added to theA3DRiComputeMesh()
function
API Deprecation
As a reminder these functions, structures, members and types are deprecated and will be removed in future versions of HOOPS Exchange, at the latest in HOOPS Exchange 2025:
The whole draw module:
kA3DDraw3D
kA3DDrawMarkups
A3DCallbackDrawPushMatrix
A3DCallbackDrawPopMatrix
A3DCallbackDrawMultMatrix
A3DCallbackDrawBegin
A3DCallbackDrawEnd
A3DCallbackDrawSetTessellationPoints
A3DCallbackDrawProject
A3DCallbackDrawUnProject
A3DCallbackDrawTriangle
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleFan
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleStripe
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleOneNormal
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleFanOneNormal
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleStripeOneNormal
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleTextured
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleFanTextured
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleStripeTextured
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleOneNormalTextured
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleFanOneNormalTextured
A3DCallbackDrawTriangleStripeOneNormalTextured
A3DCallbackDrawColor
A3DCallbackDrawMaterial
A3DCallbackDrawBeginMaterial
A3DCallbackDrawEndMaterial
A3DCallbackDrawGetDrawContext
A3DCallbackDrawMarkupTriangle
A3DCallbackDrawBeginFrameDraw
A3DCallbackDrawEndFrameDraw
A3DCallbackDrawBeginFixedSize
A3DCallbackDrawEndFixedSize
A3DCallbackDrawCylinder
A3DCallbackDrawPolygon
A3DCallbackDrawBeginLineWidth
A3DCallbackDrawEndLineWidth
A3DCallbackDrawPoint
A3DCallbackDrawFont
A3DCallbackDrawBeginLineStipple
A3DCallbackDrawEndLineStipple
A3DCallbackDrawSymbol
A3DCallbackDrawPolyLine
A3DCallbackDrawText
A3DCallbackDrawPattern
A3DCallbackDrawPicture
A3DDrawInitCallbacks()
A3DDraw()
A3DDrawRepresentationItem()
A3DDrawMarkup()
A3DDrawGetBoundingBox()
A3DDisableHandleSIGSEGV()
A3DEnableHandleSIGSEGV()
A3DGetCurveAsAnalytic()
A3DGetCurveAsAnalyticFromCoEdge()
A3DGetSurfaceAsAnalytic()
A3DProjectPointCloud2()
A3DComputeOrthoHLROnModelFile()
A3DComputeOrthoHLROnModelFile2()
A3DAsmPartDefinitionFeatureTreesGet()
A3DSurfBaseGetAsNurbs()
A3DMkpRTFInit()
A3DMkpRTFGetField()
A3DMkpRTFDelete()
A3DSimplifyModelFileCurveAndSurfaceAsAnalytic()
A3DAsmProductOccurrenceUnload()
Fixed Bugs
The list of fixed bugs can be found on the fixed bugs page.