HOOPS/Stream is a set of platform and GUI-independent C++ classes that provide support for creating and reading HOOPS Stream Files (HSF's) or data streams containing 2D & 3D scene-graph objects, attributes, and any kind of specialized application-specific data.

HOOPS/Stream's open architecture allows developers to create and read custom, stream-enabled HSF files that are tailored to a particular application's needs. Its flexibility of design enables the creation of an endless variety of streaming formats, file extensions, file interaction strategies (including client/server interaction), data transfer techniques, and more...all with advanced data compression and full object and attribute support.

HOOPS/Stream is independent from other HOOPS modules, in that its usage does not require the application's architecture to be based on HOOPS/3dAF. Any application using a proprietary scene graph, as well as those that use HOOPS/3dAF, can implement HOOPS/Stream.