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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
Provisional dates – Subject to change
Version | Release Date |
|---|---|
HE 2021 SP1 | 2021/04/13 |
HE 2021 SP1 U1 | 2021/05/20 |
HE 2021 SP2 | 2021/07/06 |
HE 2021 SP2 U1 | 2021/07/27 |
HE 2021 SP2 U2 | 2021/09/28 |
HE 2022 | 2021/12/14 |
FORMAT UPDATES PLAN
Provisional plan – Subject to change
Format | Version |
|---|---|
JT 10.5 | HE 2021 SP1 |
Rhino 7 | HE 2021 SP1 |
Catia V5_6R2021 | HE 2021 SP1 U1 |
CREO 8 | HE 2021 SP2 |
NX 1980 - (2021 June version) | HE 2021 SP2 |
Parasolid 33.1 | HE 2021 SP2 |
Inventor 2022 | HE 2021 SP2 U1 |
Solid Edge 2022 | HE 2021 SP2 U2 |
Acis 2021 1.0 | HE 2022 |
SolidWorks 2022 | HE 2022 |
REVIT 2022 | HE 2022 |
NX (2021 Dec. version) | HE 2022 |
SHORT-TERM PROJECTS
Projects planned to be delivered in next release (next 4 months)
Format improvement: IFC Reader
Support of additional classes and information that will help model analysis and querying:
Spatial relationships: Project, Site, Building, Story, Spaces, Walls.
New classes: Openings.
New platform: Support of Apple Silicon platform
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: 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: Navisworks Reader
Navisworks is a 3D design review solution used primarily in construction industries.
This project will focus on the NWD format which corresponds to a publishing of a project, including all loaded models, the environment, views and saved viewpoints.
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 2021.
Semantic data: support of visual models
The support of visual models’ appearances (material, textures, decals) is meant for high fidelity rendering and full-color printing of parts and will serve PLM/Visualization as well as Manufacturing as a Service applications. The scope of this project is to improve the support of SolidWorks appearances by adding the surfacic projection for textures as well as decals.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
Longer term projects we are considering
New format support: DGN Reader
DGN MicroStation is a CAD software platform developed by Bentley Systems and used in the architectural and engineering industries.