HPS 2024.6.0

PLATFORM SUPPORT WARNINGS

  • HOOPS Visualize x86 architecture is now deprecated and support is scheduled to end with HPS 2024.8.0 in December, 2024. As part of this deprecation, customer packages for this platform are no longer accessible from the Developer Zone. Contact Tech Soft 3D Support for access to this platform.
  • Support for Visual Studio 2017 (V14.1) is now deprecated and is scheduled to end with HPS 2024.8.0 in December, 2024.
  • Support for OpenGL on MacOS and iOS platforms is deprecated and contingent on Apple’s unpublished support plan. Partners are strongly encouraged to migrate to Metal in order to maintain support in the future.

Library compatibility information

Library name Version Windows Linux OS X Android iOS Notes
HOOPS Exchange 2024.6.0 supported supported supported supported supported Android simulator support is limited. See this explanation.
HOOPS Publish 2024.6.0 supported supported unsupported unsupported unsupported Requires SSSE3 instruction set support, Linux support is limited to C++
HOOPS Communicator Sprocket 2024.4.0 supported unsupported unsupported supported supported HC Sprocket only works with Visual Studio v142.
.NET Framework 4.5 supported unsupported unsupported unsupported unsupported Required for VS 2017 libraries and samples.
.NET Standard 2.0 supported unsupported unsupported unsupported unsupported Required for VS 2019 libraries.
.NET Core 5.0 supported unsupported unsupported unsupported unsupported Required for VS 2019 samples.
Parasolid 35.1 supported supported supported unsupported supported For iOS platforms, support is limited to 64-bit platforms for the Parasolid Sprockets (hps_sprk_parasolid and hps_sprk_exchange_parasolid).
RealDWG 2019 supported unsupported unsupported unsupported unsupported RealDWG 2019 works with Visual Studio 2017 Update 2 and Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
Qt 5.12.7 supported supported supported unsupported unsupported  
SketchUp 2023 supported unsupported unsupported unsupported unsupported VS2019 Redistributable required, and only x64 Sketchup is supported

Enhancements

  • CylinderKey and CylinderKit Can set the normal of a cylinder cap at beginning and end of cylinder in HPS::CylinderKey and HPS::CylinderKit. Similar to a Circle, the normal defines the plane in which the endcap lies.
  • .Net Framework Can link hps_cpp_cs_bridge.dll into a .Net Framework 4.x applications that depend on other libraries built with .snk keys
  • Long wireframes The HOOPS Exchange Sprocket now gives control over long wireframes to remove them or not, depending on a defined threshold value. Please refer to link here for more information.

Functional changes

  • libtiff upgrade. Upgraded libtiff to v4.6.0t to address critical vulnerabilities and exposures.
  • fribidi upgrade. Upgraded Fribidi to v1.0.15 to address critical vulnerabilities and exposures.
  • Parasolid Support Support for Parasolid geometry modeling kernel has been upgraded to V35.1.
  • ExchangeParasolid Import Status Handling Import() for Parasolid file types through Exchange now takes ImportNotifier as an argument instead of returning it as a value. This ensures the ImportNotifier exists before starting the import operation in order to better catch errors that can occur during the import process. Previously, if an error occured before the notifier was constructed, it was possible the notifer would not reach the EmergencyHandler. static ImportNotifier Import(char const* in_file_name, ImportOptionsKit const& in_options) is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

Fixed bugs

As of Feb 14, 2025

Issue Description
SDHV-20723 Import option missing for TreatLongWireframeAsConstructionAndReferences
SDHV-20720 Uncaught Access Violation Exception in hps_core.dll
SDHV-20641 Gap in bend geometry
SDHV-20604 Updating canvas without Static Model takes long time and uses large amount of memory
SDHV-20186 Demo app throws exception after leaving the app open and idle over night[230810-000013]