Build with the Best

HOOPS Publish is the only SDK that gives your application the power to publish rich, interactive 3D PDF documents with the same native technology used by Adobe® to create and consume 3D PDF files. Data generated with HOOPS Publish has guaranteed compatibility with Adobe applications, including the free, ubiquitous Adobe Reader®, installed on over 93% of internet-connected computers globally.

3D PDF is not just popular, it's also powerful, capable of sharing data with the greatest accuracy and compression, including assembly instruction, B-rep, geometry and PMI, alongside other vital information including text, tables, images and more. As your technology partner, we'll provide you with easy-to-use API's including pre-built templates, and the assistance to smoothly integrate HOOPS Publish into your application.

HOOPS Publish is uniquely based on the native Adobe® technologies and is the only software toolkit that offers access to the native 3D read and write technology used within Adobe Reader®. The 3D PDF format is an open, data-rich and secure solution for sharing and archiving 3D data. By integrating HOOPS Publish in your own application, you can simply generate 3D PDF documents that can be read by the vast majority of the world's desktops. That's building with the best.

How can HOOPS Publish benefit you?

• Reads a range of standard format 3D data files.
• Allows publication of rich 3D PDF documents.
• Provides a range of purpose-built 3D PDF templates.
• Uniquely provides access to native PDF libraries with no need for extra licensing.
• Allows interaction with 3D data within the 3D PDF document.

HOOPS Publish provides a purpose-built publishing API built on top of the native PDF libraries from Adobe® with no need for extra licensing. Using the publishing API, software development teams can easily add simple or complex document output capabilities into existing applications.

Using HOOPS Publish, developers can read source 3D data from a range of industry-standard formats including PDF, PRC, U3D and VRML and publish the data to a 3D PDF file in either U3D format or Adobe’s preferred PRC format. The advantage of PRC is that it provides a highly accurate and highly compressed format for describing 3D CAD models including Assembly Structure, B-Rep, Geometry and product manufacturing information (PMI).

3D PDF has been accepted for ISO (International Standardization Organization) publication and is rapidly gaining momentum, particularly in the defense and aerospace industries.

Using HOOPS Publish, developers are able to:

• Provide PDF templates to create more advanced, interactive 3D PDFs. Templates contain pre-defined objects, populated with user-defined data.
• Customize the generic elements of the PDF page including title, logo, 3D window position, page type, page orientation and paper color.
• Use Adobe Acrobat Pro to generate new custom templates for clients.
• Include poster generation for the 3D window to ensure all 3D PDF documents have an equivalent 2D representation.
• Embed Javascript in the PDF document to build unique interaction elements.
• Generate 3D animations using Javascript.
• Add further information such as annotations to the 3D data.
• Incorporate true Adobe Acrobat password security for document protection.
• Add file attachments to PDF documents.
• Access and read the 3D data within an existing 3D PDF file.

Import Formats (from within an application)

HOOPS Publish is designed as a publishing solution only. If CAD import is required directly into your application, you must license HOOPS Exchange. 

Export Formats

HOOPS Publish is available on 32 and 64-bit Windows platforms:

Platforms

Using HOOPS Publish together with source PDF template files, an almost limitless range of 3D PDF documents can be created. Below are a few examples showing different approaches to delivering rich 3D information for the design and manufacturing process:

Example: Crank Arm with Complex PMI (PDF, 5.1Mb)
 

Example: Animated Disassembly of Landing Gear (PDF, 4.7Mb)
 

Example: Mouse with Multi-View Components (PDF, 2.8Mb)
 

Example: Simple Part with Complicated PMI (PDF, 5.1Mb)
 

Example: Drinks Can Product with Multi-Views (PDF, 2.1Mb)
 

Example: Sports Car with Multi-Views (PDF, 9.1Mb)

HOOPS Publish provides functionality for reading a range of standard format files from within your application and publishing to a PDF document or provided PDF template. Software application developers who currently provide output to common 3D data formats can easily integrate HOOPS Publish into their applications with a minimum of additional code to add a rich 3D PDF publishing capability to their products. HOOPS Publish also offers direct API access to the underlying 3D PDF libraries allowing the application to create or modify 3D data or add attribute information including PMI data.

HOOPS Publish integrates with Adobe's Acrobat Pro Bundle and PDF Library SDK for expanded 3D PDF options within your application.

The Adobe PDF Library gives you full access to the complete set of native PDF API's to further customize and enhance your HOOPS Publish-generated 3D PDF files.

With Acrobat Pro Bundle, you can ship a full seat of Adobe Acrobat X Pro alongside your application, generating new revenue streams and encouraging upgrades with an all-in-one product. Your customers can enhance, manage and securely share data through 3D PDF as well as create custom PDF templates for use in your application's PDF publishing.

For each Tech Soft 3D product, licensing and license fees are designed to provide excellent value, helping developers spend their R&D funds efficiently and quickly deliver successful products to market. Specific license fees vary depending on the Tech Soft 3D products and modules required, the level of service and support desired, end-user seat volumes, operating business model, etc.

We would be glad to arrange a consultation with a member of our Business Development team to review your specific project and provide detailed licensing information based on your own requirements. To arrange your consultation please contact us today.