HPS 2023 SP2 U2

WARNING. We are planning to remove support for Android x86 (32-bit) and v7 by the end of the year. If you are still supporting these platforms and need advice about how to proceed, please contact TS3D Support to discuss your options.

Library compatibility information

Library name	Version	Notes
HOOPS Exchange	2023 SP2 U2	Android simulator support is limited. See this explanation.
HOOPS Publish	2023 SP2 U2	Requires SSSE3 instruction set support, Linux support is limited to C++
HOOPS Communicator Sprocket	2023 SP2	HC Sprocket only works with Visual Studio v142.
.NET Framework	4.5	Required for VS 2017 libraries and samples.
.NET Standard	2.0	Required for VS 2019 libraries.
.NET Core	5.0	Required for VS 2019 samples.
Parasolid	34.1	For iOS platforms, support is limited to 64-bit platforms for the Parasolid Sprockets (hps_sprk_parasolid and hps_sprk_exchange_parasolid).
RealDWG	2019	RealDWG 2019 works with Visual Studio 2017 Update 2 and Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
Qt	5.12.7
SketchUp	2023	VS2019 Redistributable required, and only x64 Sketchup is supported

Functional changes

.NET changes. Visual Studio 2019 libraries are now shipped in .NET Standard 2.0, allowing customers to run their applications from .NET 4.5 to .NET 6. Sample applications as delivered are set up to run using .NET 5.

Text spacing. Text spacing is now slightly different due to an improvement in the way FreeType fonts are handled.

Fixed bugs

Issue number	Description
SDHV-20181	.NET dependency changed to .NETCoreApp v5.0 in 3DF 28.10
SDHV-20169	Texture cannot be set to Geometry anymore
SDHV-20108	Fixed text size irrespective of zoom level
SDHV-20006	TrueType fonts have increased spacing in new hoops versions
SDHV-19983	Visualize takes significantly longer to load a JT file than JT2GO or Hoops Exchange Viewer
SDHV-19563	Memory leak while panning/rotating/zooming textured model