Features & Benefits
HOOPS Visualize is a software development toolkit (SDK) that offers features designed to unlock your desktop, web, mobile, and/or AR/VR applications, no matter your vertical market. A 2D and 3D engine, this toolkit provides high-quality rendering and powerful core functionality across several platforms
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Does HOOPS Visualize cover Desktop, Web and Mobile?
Yes. HOOPS Visualize is a 3D visualization SDK that supports applications for desktop (Windows, Linux, macOS), web (JavaScript, TypeScript), and mobile (iOS, Android), as well as AR/VR platforms like ARKit, ARCore, and OpenVR. Easily deploy the same great visualization technology across multiple platforms.
Does HOOPS Visualize include advanced rendering options?
HOOPS Visualize includes advanced real-time and photorealistic rendering features, such as ray tracing, ambient occlusion, shadows, transparency, and massive point cloud rendering. These capabilities give you superior visuals without sacrificing your application's performance
What happened to HOOPS Communicator and HOOPS Luminate?
During our recent consolidation, HOOPS Luminate and HOOPS Communicator were folded into our HOOPS Visualize product.
The functionality of these powerful SDKs is not going away, it's simply re-packaged. For more information, please visit our blog.
What programming languages and graphics technologies are supported?
HOOPS Visualize supports C++, C#, JavaScript, and TypeScript, and runs on top of industry-standard graphics APIs including Metal, OpenGL, DirectX, and WebGL.
How does HOOPS Visualize integrate with other SDKs?
When you use HOOPS Visualize, you gain seamless interoperability with other industry-leading Tech Soft 3D SDKs:
HOOPS Exchange - Import and export over 30 CAD file formats with full access to geometry, product structure, and PMI, ensuring your application supports the widest range of customer data.
Parasolid - Add precise geometric modeling capabilities, enabling advanced engineering workflows and accurate downstream manufacturing output.
Can I try HOOPS Visualize myself?
Yes, we offer a free, 60-day evaluation period so you can test HOOPS Visualize and even build an early proof-of-concept. With our free trial, you get full access to HOOPS Visualize with the added support of our technical experts. You can start your free trial at manage.techsoft3d.com.
What's the difference between HOOPS Visualize and HOOPS Envision?
HOOPS Visualize and HOOPS Envision serve different roles in 3D applications.
HOOPS Visualize is a 3D graphics engine used to render and interact with CAD, CAM, and AEC data. It focuses on real-time visualization, scene management, and user interaction.
HOOPS Envision is a CAE data analysis toolkit for processing and analyzing simulation data, such as FEA and CFD results. It includes capabilities for data processing, post-processing, and workflow automation.
Developer Resources
All the resources you need to get started with HOOPS Visualize
Case Studies
Powering Engineering Automation at Synera with HOOPS Toolkits
Learn how Synera uses Tech Soft 3D’s HOOPS toolkits to power its AI-native engineering automation platform with CAD interoperability, visualization, meshing, simulation, and workflow orchestration.
Enabling Browser-Based Engineering Visualization at a Major U.S. Automotive Manufacturer
Learn about Tech Soft 3D's relationship with an anonymous major automotive manufacturer, and how HOOPS Toolkits met their data control and PLM integration needs in transforming team efficiency.
Major Airline Manufacturer Enhances Manufacturing Efficiency and Technician Confidence with HOOPS Exchange and HOOPS Visualize
Learn about Tech Soft 3D's relationship with an anonymous major airline manufacturer, and how they leveraged both HOOPS Exchange and HOOPS Visualize to improve their manufacturing processes.
Blogs
HOOPS Product Update 2026
A written version of our HOOPS Product update for 2026, sharing what changed last year, what's coming this year, and why that matters for you for each of our HOOPS toolkits.
Tech Soft 3D Product Consolidation FAQs
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