BEND, OR, July 15, 2026 – Synera’s Advanced AI module now uses Tech Soft 3D’s HOOPS AI to search and compare CAD parts, helping engineering teams find similar designs without relying only on file names, tags or file size.
The release was developed with Tech Soft 3D and comes alongside HOOPS AI 1.1. The AI module brings CAD-aware shape intelligence into its engineering workflow automation platform.
The Advanced AI add-in lets users bring CAD files into Synera, create searchable part collections and run similarity searches based on part shape. Engineering teams can use the capability to find related designs, identify potential duplicates and reuse previous designs.
The add-in also supports workflows connected to design, simulation setup, design reuse, costing, manufacturing planning, procurement and PLM/PDM systems. It gives access to geometry inside 3D models, instead of limiting automation to text, metadata or user instructions. The module can connect previous knowledge to new projects by linking similar CAD geometry with business context, including costing, manufacturing processes and procurement data.
Andrew Sartelli, VP of Software Partnerships at Synera said: “With HOOPS AI, we can give engineering agents access to the geometric intelligence they need to understand CAD models, search for similar designs, and support more informed actions inside our customers’ engineering processes.”
Tech Soft 3D’s HOOPS AI provides the CAD-specific intelligence behind Synera’s Advanced AI module. The toolkit gives software applications a way to compare geometry and part structure for engineering use cases.
Synera used HOOPS AI as the shape-understanding foundation for the add-in, instead of building the CAD intelligence layer internally. The company then integrated that capability into its workflow environment for engineering users.
“The next generation of AI-powered CAD software needs to understand more than text and metadata,” said Eric Vinchon, senior director of product strategy at Tech Soft 3D. “It needs to understand the geometry and structure behind engineering data. HOOPS AI provides that CAD-aware foundation, and Synera’s Advanced AI Module shows how it can be applied in practical engineering workflows.”
HOOPS AI 1.1 is available now. The release expands Tech Soft 3D’s framework for applying machine learning to CAD data, with shape intelligence capabilities for part similarity, design reuse and CAD-aware AI workflows.
Source: Tech Soft 3D
About Tech Soft 3D
Tech Soft 3D, founded in 1996, provides engineering software development toolkits (SDKs) and industrial applications for 3D data conversion and visualization. Headquartered in Bend, OR, with additional offices in France, England, Japan, Germany, and Norway, the company serves industries such as CAD, CAE, and CAM. Their product offerings include solutions for CAD data translation, visualization, and data publishing, facilitating the development of applications across desktop, mobile, and web platforms. Tech Soft 3D employs around 200 individuals.
About Synera
Synera is a German engineering software company founded in 2018 and based in Bremen, Germany. The company develops software that automates engineering workflows and connects design tools, data and approval steps. Its products include the Synera Platform, AI Agents, Synera Run and marketplace connectors. The software supports RFQ processing, design-to-cost work, finite element analysis, additive manufacturing, utility workflows, injection molding and casting workflows. Synera serves OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, automotive companies, aerospace organizations, engineering teams and manufacturers. The company integrates with more than 75 engineering tools and works with software providers. Synera also has a U.S. presence in Boston. Synera reports more than 80 employees.
