HOOPS Communicator

Lightning in the Cloud

HOOPS Communicator is a simple, powerful software development kit (SDK) for advanced web-based engineering applications with a robust, purpose-built high performance graphics kernel focused on engineering graphics.

• Stunning graphics for 3D and 2D engineering data
• Fully customizable with easy-to-use API
• High rendering performance
• Easily scales to massive models
• Full support for complex data aggregation
• Intelligent, on demand streaming for instant viewing
• Server-side rendering

High-level APIs allow users to connect 3D data to vital business intelligence and customize branding and user interface. Whether you're creating a web-based service or deploying a custom solution for use inside the corporate firewall, with HOOPS Communicator you'll be able to add 3D content quickly.

Demo the 3D web viewer

Features

Streaming
HOOPS Communicator provides intelligent and highly optimized streaming of CAD data to the browser. Streaming allows users to quickly interact with massive models, made up of hundreds of thousands of parts – a crucial time-saver when working with large and complex data sets.

Scalability
A set of intuitive server tools allow you to author and edit custom 3D data, dynamically combine 3D objects from multiple sources, and load and unload data on demand. The scalable server architecture simplifies session management and allows for a large number of viewing sessions, distributed over many servers.

3D Web Viewer
Create solutions that unlock the value of 3D assets in web browsers. The feature-rich web viewer runs as a zero-client application in modern browsers on desktop and mobile. Additionally, server-side rendering is seamlessly integrated into the viewer and allows for viewing of complex CAD models even on low-end devices.

Customization
Create intuitive workflows by linking each object in the 3D model with critical information such as part number, vendor, price and inventory availability. Modify the look-and-feel and functionality with an easy to use API designed around customization.

Typical HOOPS Communicator Workflow

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