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“It's crucial that our customers have top-quality 3D rendering of their device designs, and the ability to interactively modify and mesh their 3D solid models. By building our new Preprocessor on HOOPS and the 3D ACIS Modeler, we have been able to efficiently create a state-of-the-art product that will enable our customers to produce more accurate analyses and save considerable engineering time.”
Software Product
Coventor
HOOPS for Electronic Design Automation
A Rapid Development Platform for High-Performance Applications
HOOPS is a 2D/3D development platform for creating or enhancing professional-grade applications. HOOPS’ rich set of API’s enable developers to work from a very high level – dramatically jumpstarting application development. Programming teams using HOOPS are able to produce more competitive applications, while reducing total R&D costs and accelerating project delivery.
HOOPS is the perfect platform for Electronic Design Automation(EDA) applications such as:
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Design (ECAD) | • |
Simulation |
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Manufacturing Analysis | • |
MEMS |
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Packaging | • |
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courtesy of Coventor
Extensive Set of General 2D/3D Graphics Capabilities Include:
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Impressive Rendering Performance on both OpenGL and Direct3D
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Smooth handling of 2D Drawing and 3D Model Rendering
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Flexible Graphics Database with Advanced Query & Selection Capabilities
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Advanced Text Capabilities Including Support For 2D & 3D Text and
Full International Font Support -
Broad Graphics Card Support
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Vector-based Hardcopy Output
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And More...
Advanced Capabilities for EDA include:
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Advanced Animation Engine for Simulations
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Integrations with file format toolkits for important formats such as DWG, DXF, DGN, CATIA, SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer and many more.
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3D Publishing Including Animations via 3D PDF, HSF and AVI for data sharing and collaboration
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Highly Granular Selection Capabilities
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Collision Detection and Clearance Checking
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Full Support For All Major UNIX, Windows and Mac platforms
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Support For Quad and Triangle Based Color Interpolation for analysis.
HOOPS EDA Customers
HOOPS is used in nearly 200 engineering applications worldwide. HOOPS-based EDA applications have been developed by companies such as Synopsys, Intel, Coventor, Zuken, EMSS and JRI Solutions.
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