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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
See the HOOPS Target General Availability Dates.
FORMAT UPDATES PLAN
Provisional plan – Subject to change
Format | Version |
|---|---|
REVIT 2023 | HE 2023 |
Parasolid 35.0 | HE 2023 U1 |
SolidWorks 2023 | HE 2023 U1 |
Solid Edge 2023 | HE 2023 U1 |
NX 2212 (2022 Dec. version) | HE 2023 U2 |
Catia V5_6R2023 | HE 2023 SP1 U1 |
CREO 10 | HE 2023 SP2 |
Inventor 2024 | HE 2023 SP2 |
Navisworks 2024 | HE 2023 SP2 |
Parasolid 35.1 | HE 2023 SP2 |
NX 2306 (2023 June version) | HE 2023 SP2 U1 |
Revit 2024 | HE 2024 |
Parasolid 36.0 | HE 2024 |
SolidWorks 2024 | HE 2024 U1 |
Solid Edge 2024 | HE 2024 U1 |
NX 2312 (2023 Dec. version) | HE 2024 U1 |
SHORT-TERM PROJECTS
Projects planned to be delivered in next release (next 4 months)
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.
New format support: DGN Reader
DGN MicroStation is a CAD software platform developed by Bentley Systems and used in the architectural and engineering industries.
Official support for C# language bindings
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
Support DRACO compression for glTF format (Reader)
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: PLM/XML reader
PLM/XML format is an XML-based file format designed by Siemens PLM Software to facilitate interaction in product lifecycle management.