November 6, 2013 - Tech Soft 3D announced HOOPS Exchange 7.0 and HOOPS Publish 7.0. These enable engineering software developers to accurately translate CAD data quickly (HOOPS Exchange) or export 3D PDFs (HOOPS Publish), in either desktop or cloud environments.
New features and updates in HOOPS Exchange 7.0 include:
- Deep Model Interrogation: Developers will benefit from new APIs that build on the ability to query the length, surface and volume of geometries.
- Comprehensive File Conversion: Users can access data from even the most recent releases of the leading CAD systems including the latest versions of SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Parasolid and the AP242 edition of STEP.
These APIs can also perform an exact section of a model and a geometry compare between two revisions of the same model.
In many application types, this ability to deeply interrogate geometry removes the need for an extra translation step into a modeling kernel.
New features and updates in HOOPS Publish 7.0 include:
- New MBE Workflows: Enhancements specific to MBE workflows, including support for semantic (machine readable/searchable) PMI, as well as the ability to easily create a series of specific model views.
- Animation Updates: Models can now be brought to life with new animation APIs, allowing for assembly instructions and simulations to be added directly within the 3D PDF file.
Pricing and Availability:
HOOPS Exchange and HOOPS Publish are both available for a free 60-day trial.

