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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.
1.1. RELEASE PLAN
The HOOPS Platform has been delivered during the last years as “Major”, “Service Pack” and “Update” releases with rules in terms of API continuity, license compatibility and content.
Starting with the first release in calendar year 2024, the HOOPS Platform will follow a 6-week release cadence, shipping any available content on the scheduled release dates over the year.
The name of each release will follow the pattern using the year, release number of the year and patch level.
For example, the first minor release of the calendar year 2024 will be named HOOPS 2024.1.0.
Note that:
The major versions will indicate a breaking change (the next major release will be the 2025.1.0, targeted 2025 Jan. 14th)
Minor releases might still contain breaking API changes (e.g. 2024.1.0), but this will be minimized as much as possible
Patches (e.g. 2024.1.1) will only be bug fixes without API changes or new features. The “patches” releases will be produced only when required and might not even be the full HOOPS Suite.
1.2. 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
1.3. FORMAT UPDATES PLAN
Provisional plan – Subject to change
Format | Version |
|---|---|
Parasolid 36.0 | 2024 |
Solid Edge 2024 | 2024 |
SolidWorks 2024 | 2024.1.0 |
NX 2312 (2023 Dec. version) | 2024.2.0 |
Rhino 8 | 2024.2.0 |
Parasolid 36.1 | 2024.2.0 |
Catia V5_6R2024 | 2024.3.0 |
Inventor 2025 | 2024.3.0 |
CREO 11 | 2024.4.0 |
Navisworks 2025 | 2024.4.0 |
NX 2406 (2024 June version) | 2024.5.0 |
Parasolid 37 | 2024.7.0 |
Revit 2025 | 2024.7.0 |
Solid Edge 2025 | 2024.8.0 |
SolidWorks 2025 | 2025.1.0 |
NX 2412 (2024 Dec. version) | 2025.1.0 |
1.4. SHORT-TERM PROJECTS
Projects planned to be delivered within the next 4 months
Standard tessellation improvements: Removal of T-junctions
Support of Linux ARM architecture
CREO Reader: Support of layers (at part and assembly levels)
STEP Reader and Writer: Support of STEP AP242 Ed.2 & Ed.3
JT Writer: Ability to export wireframe entities
SOLIDWORKS Reader: Support of missing features
1.5. MID-TERM PROJECTS
Planned or on-going projects that might be delivered mid-term (up to12 months)
IFC Reader: Support of IFC 4.3 schema (structure changes and partial support of new infrastructure classes)
New format support: MicroStation DGN V7 & V8 Reader
DGN MicroStation is a CAD software platform developed by Bentley Systems and used in the architectural and engineering industries.
glTF format: Support of DRACO compression for glTF Reader & Writer
Hoops Exchange Python API
1.6. LONG-TERM PROJECTS
Longer term projects we are considering
New format support: QIF Reader & Writer
New format support: USD Reader & Writer
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 2024.
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.