Supported Formats
The HOOPS Communicator import/export is based on HOOPS Exchange. The following formats are available with a HOOPS Communicator license.
Supported Import Formats
Format |
Version |
Extensions |
|---|---|---|
HOOPS Stream Format * |
All versions |
HSF |
OBJ ** |
All versions |
OBJ |
BCF *** |
Up to 2.1 |
BCF |
PDF **** |
All versions |
|
PRC |
All versions |
PRC |
3D point cloud |
All versions |
PTS |
3D point cloud |
All versions |
PTX |
Sketchup |
Up to 2021 (Windows only) |
SKP |
Stereo Lithography |
All versions |
STL |
Universal 3D |
All versions |
U3D |
VRML |
v1.0 and v2.0 |
WRL, VRML |
3D point cloud |
All versions |
XYZ |
Supported Export Formats
Format |
Extensions |
|---|---|
BCF*** |
BCF |
HOOPS Stream Format* |
HSF |
HTML |
HTML |
PNG |
PNG |
PRC |
PRC |
HOOPS Communicator StreamCache |
SC, SCS, SCZ |
Stereo Lithography |
STL |
* The following HSF attributes are not supported and are ignored during SC Export:
callback, camera, clip regions, color map, condition, cutting planes, edge pattern, edge weight, handedness, heuristics, images, lights, line pattern, line pattern definition, line weight, local textures, marker size, marker symbol, markers, mesh, named styles, references, rendering options, sub-geometry attributes (colors and visibility), selectability, styles, text alignment, text font, text spacing, texture matrix, visibility, window, window frame, window pattern.
** HOOPS Converter only supports tessellated data. MTL files can be provided to define materials.
*** Only available through the Web Viewer directly.
**** The PDF importer only imports 3D geometry - 2D objects will not be imported.
Additional Import Formats Available to HOOPS Web Platform or HOOPS Exchange Licensees
Format |
Version |
Extensions |
|---|---|---|
3MF |
Up to 2.0 |
3MF |
ACIS |
Up to 2021 |
SAT, SAB |
AutoCAD |
Up to AutoCAD 2019 |
DWG, DXF |
Autodesk Inventor |
Up to 2023 |
IPT, IAM |
CATIA V4 |
Up to 4.2.5 |
MODEL, SESSION, DLV, EXP |
CATIA V5 |
Up to V5-6R2023 |
CATDrawing, CATPart, CATProduct, CATShape, CGR |
CATIA V6 / 3DExperience |
Up to V5-6 R2019 (R29) |
3DXML |
COLLADA |
Any |
DAE |
Creo - Pro/E |
Pro/Engineer 19.0 to Creo 9.0 |
ASM, NEU, PRT, XAS, XPR |
FBX |
ASCII: from 7100 to 7400. Binary: all. |
FBX |
GLTF |
Version 2.0 only |
GLTF, GLB |
I-deas |
Up to 13.x (NX 5), NX I-deas 6 |
MF1, ARC, UNV, PKG |
IFC |
IFC2x Editions 2, 3 and 4 |
IFC, IFCZIP |
IGES |
5.1, 5.2, 5.3 |
IGS, IGES |
JT |
Up to v10.5 |
JT |
Navisworks |
2012 to 2023 |
NWD |
NX - Unigraphics |
V11.0 up to 2212 (Dev. 2022 version) |
PRT |
Parasolid |
Up to v35.1 |
X_B, X_T, XMT, XMT_TXT |
Revit |
2015 to 2023 |
RVT, RFA |
Rhino3D |
4, 5, 6, 7 |
3DM |
Solid Edge |
V19 - 20, ST - ST10, 2023 |
ASM, PAR, PWD, PSM |
SolidWorks |
From 97 up to 2023 |
SLDASM, SLDPRT |
STEP |
AP 203 E1/E2, AP 214, AP 242 |
STP, STEP, STP.Z |
VDA-FS |
Version 1.0 and 2.0 |
VDA |
Additional Export Formats Available to HOOPS Web Platform or HOOPS Exchange Licensees
Format |
Extensions |
|---|---|
3MF |
3MF, 3MF 2.0 |
JT |
JT |
STEP |
STP, STEP |
X_T |
X_T |
Additional Export Formats Available to HOOPS Web Platform or HOOPS Publish Licensees
Format |
Extensions |
|---|---|
