HPS 2024.2.0

PLATFORM SUPPORT WARNINGS HOOPS Visualize x86 architecture is now deprecated. We are planning to end its support end of CY2024. A part of this deprecation, the binaries are not accessible anymore from the Developer Zone. Support for Xamarin platform will end in June 2024.

Library compatibility information

Library name

Version

Windows

Linux

OS X

Android

iOS

Notes

HOOPS Exchange

2024.2.0

supported

supported

supported

supported

supported

Android simulator support is limited. See this explanation.

HOOPS Publish

2024.2.0

supported

supported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

Requires SSSE3 instruction set support, Linux support is limited to C++

HOOPS Communicator Sprocket

2024.1.0

supported

unsupported

unsupported

supported

supported

HC Sprocket only works with Visual Studio v142.

.NET Framework

4.5

supported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

Required for VS 2017 libraries and samples.

.NET Standard

2.0

supported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

Required for VS 2019 libraries.

.NET Core

5.0

supported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

Required for VS 2019 samples.

Parasolid

34.1

supported

supported

supported

unsupported

supported

For iOS platforms, support is limited to 64-bit platforms for the Parasolid Sprockets (hps_sprk_parasolid and hps_sprk_exchange_parasolid).

RealDWG

2019

supported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

RealDWG 2019 works with Visual Studio 2017 Update 2 and Visual Studio 2015 Update 3

Qt

5.12.7

supported

supported

supported

unsupported

unsupported

SketchUp

2023

supported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

unsupported

VS2019 Redistributable required, and only x64 Sketchup is supported

Functional changes

  • HPS::Exchange::File::Import now takes an ImportNotifier as an argument; prior version of the function is deprecated

  • Shell faces with transparency are correctly rendered in cases where display lists are enabled, and also in cases where bot display lists and local edge transparency are enabled

  • Very large condition trees generated by HOOPS Exchange can now be evaluated where they previously would produce error condition

Documentation Updates

Contact Us page added

Documentation now includes a new Contact Us page, pointing users to helpful links and contacts within Tech Soft 3D for information and product support. This page can be found at the bottom of the table of contents.

Fixed bugs

Issue number

Description

20396

HOOPS Demo viewer doesn’t allow JT incremental loading

20387

FitWorld does not work properly

20263

SelectByRay with algorithm Analytical doesn’t yield very precise results

20223

Exception in file ‘std_draw_tree.cpp’ in function scan_geo_ref_types due to gr coming as nullptr

20111

Highlight rendering is distorted when highlighting with transparent color

19596

Window background image not displayed correctly

5230

SelectByRay selects a hidden part of a faces using cutting plane