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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
Quarter Release Forecast Release Date HOOPS Platforms and Products1 HOOPS Visualize 3DF2 HOOPS Luminate Q4 2024 ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ Q1 2025 ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ Q2 2025 ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ Q3 2025 ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ Q4 2025 ⛔ ⛔ ⛔ Q1 2026 HOOPS Platforms and Products includes Exchange, Visualize HPS, Communicator and Publish. 3DF 27-LTS will be released on-demand for critical issues in its final year of service according to Long Term Support policy.2024.8.0
29.40/27.56 LTS 2025.1.0 30.0.0 2025.2.0 2025.3.0 30.1.0 2025.4.0 2025.5.0 30.2.0 2025.6.0 2025.7.0 30.3.0 2025.8.0 2025.9.0 2025.10.030.4.0 2026.1.031.1.0
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 2024.1.0 |
NX 2312 (2023 Dec. version) | HE 2024.1.0 |
Catia V5_6R2024 | HE 2024.3.0 |
Inventor 2025 | HE 2024.4.0 |
Acis 2024 | HE 2024.5.0 |
CREO 11 | HE 2024.5.0 |
Navisworks 2025 | HE 2024.5.0 |
NX 2406 (2024 June version) | HE 2024.6.0 |
Revit 2025 | HE 2024.7.0 |
SHORT-TERM PROJECTS
Projects planned to be delivered in next release (next 4 months)
Support of physical material definition
Standard tessellation improvements
Support of DRACO compression for glTF format (Reader & Writer)
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.
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 Writer
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