HOOPS Visualize HPS 2025.7.0

Note

Change to Product Package Names
To improve clarity and consistency, HOOPS has adopted a unified naming scheme across all products. New package names now include product, version, platform, architecture, and compiler details.

Technology Updates

Library Compatibility Information

Library name Version Windows Linux OS X Android iOS Notes
Android NDK r27 unsupported unsupported unsupported supported unsupported  
HOOPS Exchange 2025.6.0 supported supported supported supported supported Android support is limited. See this explanation.
HOOPS Publish 2025.6.0 supported supported unsupported unsupported unsupported Requires SSSE3 instruction set support, Linux support is limited to C++
HOOPS Communicator HTML Sprocket 2025.4.0 supported unsupported unsupported supported supported HC Sprocket only works with Visual Studio toolset 142.
HOOPS Communicator Streaming Sprocket (HCA) 2025.3.0 supported unsupported unsupported supported supported HC Sprocket only works with Visual Studio toolset 142.
.NET Framework 4.8 supported unsupported unsupported unsupported unsupported Required for Visual Studio v14.2 libraries and samples.
.NET Standard 2.0 supported unsupported unsupported unsupported unsupported Required for Visual Studio 2019 (toolset 142) and 2022 (toolset 143).
.NET Core 8.0 supported unsupported unsupported unsupported unsupported Required for Visual Studio 2022 (toolset 143).
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 2023 supported unsupported unsupported unsupported unsupported RealDWG 2023 is only compatible with Visual Studio 2019 (v142 toolchain)
RealDWG 2025 supported unsupported unsupported unsupported unsupported RealDWG 2025 is only compatible with Visual Studio 2022 (v143 toolchain)
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

Platform Changes

  • Support for all Microsoft Windows 10 editions is scheduled to end in October 2025 in coordination with Microsoft’s scheduled end of life policy.
  • Support for OpenGL on macOS is deprecated and will no longer be supported starting in January 2026. Partners will have to migrate to Metal in order to maintain support for Apple devices in the future.

Deprecations

  • HOOPS Communicator sprocket (HCA) is deprecated and will be removed in an unscheduled future release.

Documentation Changes

The HOOPS documentation interface has been changed significantly and includes many quality-of-life improvements to make navigating, finding, and reading information easier than ever before. Here’s a list of new features:

  • Sticky header: The page header, which includes access to search, now stays on the top of the screen at all times.
  • Collapsible table of contents: Free up additional reading space by clicking the small arrow button on the right edge of the table of contents to collapse it. Clicking the button again will restore the table of contents to its original view.
  • Full-width reading: Get even more content in a single view by clicking the small double-arrow button in the bottom right of the content area, which expands the layout to fill the entire screen. Click the button again to restore the layout to its original width.
  • Mobile-friendly HOOPSY: HOOPSY, our AI-powered chat assistant, has been restyled to display properly on all screens - including phones and tablets.

Fixed Bugs

No bugs currently found.