Volume One 2008

PRODUCT UPDATES

HOOPS 16.1 RELEASED!

This latest HOOPS release include a number of important stability improvements, several features and some impressive performance gains.

Highlights include:

  • Integration of 3Dconnexion's 3D Mouse technology (see “Partner Focus”
    below)

  • Performance improvements for segment and geometry level display lists
    in our OpenGL driver.

  • New z-sort transparency algorithm which delivers significant
    performance gains.

  • Major performance improvements when loading very large DWG files.

The Tech Soft team is well into the development of HOOPS v17 (due for
release in Fall 2008).

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As always please send any input , comments or suggestions to:

Gavin Bridgeman
Director of Product Strategy
gavin@techsoft3d.com

CLIENT FOCUS

Comet Solutions provides breakthrough results for Structural and Electro-Optical analysis.

"HOOPS is the recognized leader for graphics in the CAD and CAE industries with an easy-to-use API which saved us significant time and effort. The Comet software got a huge boost by using HOOPS and that has allowed our engineers to focus on developing solutions that truly add value to the marketplace. HOOPS plays an invaluable role in our application."

Malcolm Panthaki
CTO and Founder

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aPriori uses visual feedback to help their users better understand the cost impact of their product design decisions.

"aPriori's real-time product cost assessments are helping leading manufacturing and product companies drive significant costs out of their products prior to production. Through our partnership with Tech Soft 3D, aPriori is extending its next-generation costing solution with powerful graphical capabilities that provide users with an interactive view of the parts and assemblies being costed.”

Eric Hiller
Fonder & Chief Product Officer

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PARTNER FOCUS

Devices such as 3D Connexion's 3D Navigator have been pre-integrated to allow HOOPS-based applications to easily enhance the interaction of their users.

"We are very excited to be working with Tech Soft 3D to integrate support for our 3D mice into HOOPS 16.1. With this announcement, the number of applications that will be able to easily support 3D mice rapidly increases, ultimately giving designers more control of 3D objects and environments."

Ziva Nissan
Director of Product Marketing

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Members of the Tech Soft 3D Team travel to all parts of the globe to talk to developers about the TS3D Components. Below is where you can find us this month.

If we're not in your neck of the woods, you can always set up a conversation with us by emailing: info@techsoft3d.com

Hannover Messe
April 21-25
Hannover, Germany
Control Show
April 22-25th
Germany
Offshore Technology Conference
May 5-8
Houston, TX		 3D Collaboration & Interoperability
May 15-16
Denver, CO
RAPID/3D Scanning
May 20-22
Orlando, FL		 Bentley User Group
May 28-30
Baltimore, MD

MEET THE TEAM

Reuben Hawkins
Member of Technical Staff
Berkeley, California, USA

Reuben Hawkins came to Tech Soft 3D from Louisiana in August of 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Reuben's primary responsibilities at Tech Soft are software development and consulting engineering.

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TRAINING DATES

Date: May 12 - 15
  June 9 - 12
Location: Berkeley, CA
Toolkit: HOOPS

HOOPS Application Development Workshops are the most efficient and
effective method for new developers to become familiar with the usage
of the HOOPS API.New programmers using HOOPS, or those looking to
evaluate HOOPS will find these sessions, and the opportunity to meet
the core HOOPS development team, invaluable. The program involves 3
days of classroom sessions followed by 1 dayof one-on-one assistance
for application-specific issues or custom prototyping.

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PROGRAMMERS' NOTES

Technical Question:

I'm looking for a performance boost. Based on what I have seen in your HOOPS samples, I suspect my data organization may not be optimal for hoops rendering, but I need to keep it structured this way for other reasons. Given that, is there anything that I can do to improve performance?

Answer:

Yes, there is. In version 16, two new capabilities were introduced which can offer significant performance improvements for sub-optimal segment hierarchies.

Click here to find out how to use these new features >

Got questions about the HOOPS 3D Product Suite? Visit the HOOPS Forum.