HOOPS Publish 2025.1.0
Technology Update
Third-Party Libraries Updates
Below third-party libraries have been updated:
| Library | New Version |
|---|---|
| libexpat | 2.6.2 |
For more information about package content, see /distributing.
API Changes
Removal of HOOPS_LICENSE
As of HOOPS Publish 2025.1.0, the automatic inclusion of the hoops_license.h header file from HOOPS Publish headers has been removed. This change, first introduced as a deprecation in 2024.7.0, is now mandatory and in full effect.
Key Changes
- The
HOOPS_LICENSEmacro is no longer automatically defined unless hoops_license.h is explicitely included. - Developers are required to explicitly include hoops_license.h, manually define the
HOOPS_LICENSEmacro, or pass the license key directly in their code when initializing HOOPS Publish via the functionA3DLicPutUnifiedLicense().
To initialize HOOPS Publish correctly, the A3DLicPutUnifiedLicense() function expects a C-string value containing your licence information.
You may either directly pass this value in paramater or explicitely include hoops_license.h to get access to the HOOPS_LICENSE macro.
For more details, please refer to our /guide/start/initiaizing guide and our /tutorials/environment-setup tutorial.
Deprecations and Removals
The deprecated symbols have been renamed and moved to the new A3DPDFDeprecated.h header.
APIs involved with the module TableToPDF have been removed.
As a replacement, HOOPS Publish now provides a built-in API for table management.
The API consists in A3DPDFTableCreateFromDesc() function that, used along with A3DPDFPageInsertTable() allows you to easily insert tables into your document.
See the Table From API Module reference for more information.
Package Changes
DLL name change (Unix)
On Unix platforms, the name of HOOPS Publish library files has changed to conform better to usual naming standards:
- GNU/Linux:
libA3DLIBS-25.1.0.sois changed tolibA3DLIBS.so.25.1.0.libA3DLIBS.sois still provided and is now a symlink to the new file name. - macOS:
libA3DLIBS-25.1.0.dylibis changed tolibA3DLIBS.25.1.0.dylib.libA3DLIBS.dylibis still provided and is now a symlink to the new file name.
For more information about package files, see /distributing.
New DLL for Evaluators
A new DLL called a3dttd.dll has been introduced in the HOOPS Publish package. This DLL is a pre-requisite to initalize HOOPS Publish with a trial license. The DLL is not required while initializing HOOPS Publish with long term perpetual license. The DLL is used to collect telemetry data useful for improving user experience. More information can be found here.
