Introduction

Help System Overview

In the feature tree on the left of this page, you have several entries that defines the main sections of the Help System:

  • Getting Started
    This section describes how to get started with using HOOPS Envision for Desktop on various platforms and UI toolkits, and how to reach our support services.
  • Sample Code
    Tutorial and code examples supporting the feature description in the Topic section.
  • Programming Guide
    Here we cover various common topics related to HOOPS Envision for Desktop. This is a good place to look for description on high level tasks, like how to get data into HOOPS Envision for Desktop, do animation, work with cutting planes etc.
  • API Reference
    Hierarchical breakdown of HOOPS Envision for Desktop from the Components all down to each class, method and data type.
  • Envision Frameworks
    Additional frameworks and toolkits in the Envision family. Description, examples and api references are provided for all frameworks.
    • VTFx Component: The standalone VTFx export component (CeeVTFx).
    • Data Provider Framework: Framework for writing data providers that can be plugged into applications based on HOOPS Envision.
    • Result Calculator Framework: Framework for writing result calculators that can be plugged into applications based on HOOPS Envision.
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Supported Platforms

HOOPS Envision for Desktop supports the following platforms:

  • Windows C++ and .NET. Libraries compiled with VS2019 (142 toolset), which will work in VS2019 and VS2022.
  • Linux C++. Libraries compiled with Rocky 8.9 using glibc 2.28 and gcc 8.5.
  • Python (Windows and Linux). Python 3.7-3.11 required.

Supported UI Toolkits

HOOPS Envision for Desktop can be easily integrated into most UI toolkits. We provide examples for

  • Qt: Qt4, Qt5 and Qt6 are supported in our examples.
  • wxWidgets: wxWidgets 3.0 and later are supported in our examples.
  • .NET: We provide C# examples for both WinForms and WPF.
  • MFC: We provide a MinimalMfc example app to get you started with MFC.
  • Win32: We provide both a MinimalWin32 and a MultiView example for Win32 users.

Getting Started

Please go to the Quickstart page for information on how to start using HOOPS Envision for Desktop.

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