HOOPS Exchange 2016

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File Reader Enhancements

Format Updates

Format

Updated Version

Solid Edge

ST8

SolidWorks

2016

Functionality Updates

Creo

  • The default behavior for loading a file with a family table has changed. Generic representations will no longer be loaded by default. See Creo Reader for details.

  • New home view setting allows you to create a view that is equivalent to the state in which the file has been saved. See A3DRWParamsSpecificLoadData.m_sProE.m_bComputeHomeView.

  • Several bug fixes on reader and PMI

  • Several enhancements related to memory leaks and PMI

SolidWorks

  • Several enhancements related to configuration, memory, and PMI

  • Several bug fixes

Inventor

  • Several enhancements related to B-rep mode

  • Several bug fixes

  • Support added for using embedded tessellation instead of generating it from B-rep for Inventor file. See Autodesk Inventor Reader for details.

JT

  • Support for JT file created from Daimler NX version (JT Version 10.0 DM 8.1.3.3)

  • Enhancement density and PMI views

CATIA V5

  • Persistent IDs now supported

  • Several enhancements related to reader performance

  • Enhancement related to graphical PMI

  • Enhancement related to markup linked items

  • Several bug fixes

NX

  • Support for files created by NX Daimler version 10.0.4

  • Several bug fixes to reader and PMI

IGES

  • Enhancement to orientation computation

  • Several bug fixes

Parasolid

  • Support for persistent ID on topological entities

  • Now supports connection between PMI and Parasolid B-rep

  • Several bug fixes on both the reader and writer

STEP, Solid Edge, PDF, IFC

  • Several bug fixes to these readers

Enhancements

  • The HOOPS Exchange API will now avoid splitting parametric surfaces. You can now compute parametric curve that cross periodic surface boundaries. The result is better performance and a better overall model, as the topology of the B-rep doesn’t change (previously, a split could cut a cylinder in two half cylinders).

  • There are general improvements in performance and quality with our AdaptAndReplaceAllBrepInModelFile() function.

  • HOOPS Exchange is now about to detect degenerate surfaces or continuous surfaces. See API functions A3DSurfIsDegenerated() and A3DSurfIsG1Continuous().

  • A3DMiscPKMapperGetPKEntitiesFromA3DEntity()

  • A3DMiscPKMapperGetA3DEntitiesFromPKEntity()

  • A3DSurfIsDegenerated()

  • A3DSurfIsG1Continuous()

  • A3DComputeOrthoHLROnModelFile2()

  • A3DHLRRepresentationItemGet()

  • A3DMkpLinkForAdditionalMarkupReferenceGet()

  • A3DMiscPhysicMaterialData

  • A3DMiscMaterialFiberData

  • A3DMiscMaterialHoneyCombData

  • A3DMiscMaterialIsotropicData

  • A3DMiscMaterialOrthotropic2DData

  • A3DMiscMaterialOrthotropic3DData

  • A3DMiscMaterialAnisotropicData

  • A3DMaterialPhysicType

  • A3DMiscPKMapper

  • EA3DMDDimensionValueOption

  • A3DRWParamsInventorData.m_bUseTessForFile

  • A3DRWParamsPmiData.m_bAlwaysUseDefaultColor

  • kA3DMarkupIsNotRotatable()

  • A3DHLRRepresentationItem

  • A3DProEFamilyTables

  • A3DRWParamsTranslateToPkPartsData.m_pMapper

  • A3DCopyAndAdaptBrepModelData.m_bAllowUVCrossingSeams

  • A3DCopyAndAdaptBrepModelData.A3DRWParamsProEData.m_eFamilyTables

  • A3DCopyAndAdaptBrepModelData.A3DRWParamsProEData.m_bBoolOpUseGenericIfNoTess

  • A3DCopyAndAdaptBrepModelData.A3DRWParamsProEData.m_bFlexCompUseGenericIfNoTess

  • A3DPromotedBodyUg.m_uiBaseTagOcc

  • A3DMaterialAndVisualisationInfos.m_ucType

  • A3DMDDimensionValueData.m_iOption

  • A3DMDDimensionValueData.m_dDeltaForMinMax

  • A3DRWParamsExportParasolidData.m_bExplodeMultiBodies

  • A3D_TOOLS_INVALID_SECTION_PLANE

  • A3DPDF_SLIDETABLE_SLIDER_ERROR

  • A3DPDF_SLIDETABLE_TEXT_FIELD_ERROR

Functional Changes

  • A3DAsmProductOccurrenceData.m_uiAssemblyMaterialAndVisualisationSetupSize removed

  • A3DAsmProductOccurrenceData.m_psAssemblyMaterialAndVisualisationSetup removed

HOOPS Exchange 2015 Service Pack 2

File Reader Enhancements

Format Updates

Format

Updated Version

Inventor

2016

CATIA

V5-6 R2015 (R25)

Enhancements

Creo

  • Skeleton entities are now set as hidden by default, however, there is a new import parameter to set them as visible, if needed: m_bHideSkeletons.

SOLIDWORKS

  • Several enhancements related to configuration management

  • Bug fixes

Inventor

  • Several enhancements related to B-rep

  • Bug fixes

JT

  • Enhancement related to markup linked item

  • Enhancement related to PMI cross highlighting with geometry

  • Enhancement related to PMI filtering

Solid Edge

  • Enhancement related to assembly feature support

  • Bug fixes

CATIA

  • Several performance enhancements with buffered data support

  • Enhancements on graphical PMI data

  • Enhancements on markup linked item

  • Bug fixes

NX

  • Enhancements on tree structure

  • Better support of reference sets

  • Better support for PMI

  • Bug fixes

IGES

  • Enhancements on orientation computation

  • Bug fixes

STEP

  • Enhancements on orientation computation

  • Bug fixes

Functional Changes

  • HOOPS Exchange on Windows can now be built with either Visual Studio 2012 and 2013 - you will have to provide the corresponding redistributable on the target machine. Visual Studio 2008 is no longer supported. On Linux, HOOPS Exchange is now built with gcc 4.8.2 and glib 2.5.

Enhancements

  • HOOPS Exchange now provides original file paths and located file paths using A3DAsmProductOccurrenceGetOriginalFilePathName.

  • HOOPS Exchange now provides fields representing density. The density fields A3DAsmProductOccurrenceData::m_dDensityVolumeUnit and A3DAsmProductOccurrenceData::m_dDensityMassUnit have been designed to work with the following formats: CV5, NX, Creo, JT, SOLIDWORKS, SolidEdge, Inventor.

  • HOOPS Exchange now offers a function to compute hidden lines, A3DComputeOrthoHLROnModelFile.

  • A new function, A3DMiscGetBoundingBox enables you to compute the AABB of a native CAD file. This function works with the following formats: CV5, NX, JT, SOLIDWORKS, Solid Edge, Inventor.

  • HOOPS Exchange now provides the function A3DGetFileInformation to get file information from CV5 or SOLIDWORKS files without the need to perform a full conversion.

  • HOOPS Exchange now provides the function A3DExtractFileThumbnail to extract the file thumbnail image from CV5 or SOLIDWORKS files.

  • HOOPS Exchange now provides new functions to easily access A3DTopoBrepData sub-items:

  • A3DTopoBrepDataGetFaces()

  • A3DTopoBrepDataGetEdges()

  • A3DTopoFaceGetShell()

  • A3DTopoLoopGetFace()

  • A3DTopoCoedgeGetLoop()

  • A3DTopoEdgeGetCoEdges()

  • A3DTopoEdgeGetSurfaces()

  • A3DTopoEdgeGetOrCompute3DCurve()

  • A3DCrvEvaluatePointAndNormal()

  • The HOOPS Exchange Parasolid direct export has been enhanced to better manage accurate edges for better performance.

  • Face_Self_Int consistency issues have been reduced

  • A new option to better respect the assembly structure has been added - A3DRWParamsExportParasolidData.m_BStringAssemblyStructure