软件公司，来自Orgeon，U.S.A的Tech Soft 3D，2017年发布了新的3D设计软件。Hoops Communicator，Hoops发布和箍交换已更新并提供新功能。篮球是一家工具包“visualization, CAD data access and 3D publishing。“
The most recent release of HOOPS is through the Communicator 2017 update which was announced this week. In the past few weeks, the company have released updates to HOOPS Publish and HOOPS Exchange. These toolkits are used by software companies to develop their own desktop, mobile and web applications.
目前，对3D设计软件的需求突出了，如大公司微软收购设计公司Simplgon和Google releasing 3D data optimization tool Draco.
HOOPS Communicator 2017
Tech Soft为合作伙伴创建了箍，包括Stratasys及其Grabcad软件，3D Systems'Teamplatform等。新发布的Communicator 2017是高级Web可视化的工具。“It’s a robust, purpose-built graphics kernel for developing engineering applications for the web“。此外，Communicator旨在开发用于移动设备的软件。
Guido Hoffmann., HOOPS Communicator Product Manager, explains what’s new in the update,
该团队今年努力工作，以改善所有领域的产品和此版本，我们进一步简化了架构，使其更容易将箍通信器集成到通常复杂的服务器环境中。
发布和交换
Other members of the HOOPS family to receive updates are Publish and Exhange 2017. The Exchange tool allows user to convert their date into over 20 file formats, while Publish enables publication of 3D data into native 3D PDF, HTML or CAD.
With HOOPS Publish 2017, anyone can publish a rich 3D model with product manufacturing information (PMI) in several standard CAD formats.
Featured image shows Techsoft’s visualization of Beijing’s Birdsnest. Image via Techsoft 3D.
