HOOPS Communicator is a graphics engine designed to accelerate web application development by providing advanced 3D web visualization. It enables the rendering of large 3D models directly within web browsers. This SDK offers a feature-rich JavaScript API, allowing developers to quickly integrate 2D and 3D CAD viewing and interaction functionality into web-based applications across all major browsers. HOOPS Communicator is built with a high-performance graphics kernel focused on engineering workflows, supporting massive models, complex assembly navigation, intelligent streaming, and server-side rendering. Whether the application is for Additive Manufacturing, AEC/BIM, PLM, MaaS, Metrology, CAM, or CAE, HOOPS Communicator facilitates the rapid addition of 3D graphics capabilities.

Features:

• 3D Web Graphics: Fully customizable web graphics SDK that provides stunning visuals and includes engineering-focused built-in functionality. The feature-rich 3D 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.
• High Quality Rendering: The HOOPS Communicator SDK provides stunning visual fidelity with features specifically tailored to 3D engineering applications operating in the cloud. Ease of use enables rapid development with support for visual effects like reflections, shadows, and ambient occlusion as well as hidden line rendering, and image and vector screenshot support.
• Engineering Workflows: With support for a wide variety of domain-specific workflows from point clouds, to 2D drawings as well as cutting and section planes, this powerful and flexible JavaScript library for 3D web viewing is purposely built for engineering data and allows users to clearly render model trees, display exact PMI and access advanced selection functionality.
• Flexible Data Authoring: The HOOPS Communicator SDK is optimized for web browsers and supports both server-side and client-side rendering of 3D models. CAD data import options include HOOPS Converter, direct authoring, streaming and file-based loading.
• Easy to Deploy: Powerful APIs allow users to view and connect 3D data to vital business intelligence and easily integrate with other HOOPS SDKs for 2D and 3D CAD data access, native visualization, and 3D PDF publishing. Utilize pre-built UI components, geometry and material creation and editing, high-level operators, and expansive sample code and documentation.
• Vertical Markets: Jumpstart your 3D application development with a broad range of features for your specialized market. The HOOPS Communicator SDK provides an advanced web graphics library supporting solutions in industries such as AEC, BIM, PLM, 3D Printing, Product Configuration, and general web-based 3D viewing.