September 11, 2024
December 1, 2023
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Speckle 2.17 Released

Speckle 2.17 was released to our Community earlier this month, and it’s now time to share the highlights of this release with all of you. This time, the main focus was on Structural Connectors including ETABS and Civil 3D.

Mücahit Bilal Göker
Product Owner
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You can head to our Community Forum if you want the full list of updates. What you need:

  • Update your version via Manager
  • If you don’t have it, download it here: https://speckle.systems/download/
  • Pick your favorite Connector
  • Download the latest version, 2.17

This release is full of features and improvements, so give it a whirl and let us know what you think. You can watch a summary of our highlights in this video:

Archicad

  • Archicad levels can be received to Revit now
  • Layer property has been added to Archicad objects
  • Archicad commits are structured in collections to align with other Speckle Connectors
  • Added support for grids

ETABS

  • Added support for grids
  • More granular filtering of analysis results on send
  • Improved handling of openings when receiving models from Revit
  • Bug fix when receiving structural materials

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Rhino

  • Added support for grids on receive
  • Improved handling of materials with no name on receive

AutoCAD

  • Added support for grids on receive

Revit

  • Improved support for rebar on send
  • Floors and ceilings with complex boundary curves are now reliably received
  • Added level of detail setting when sending
  • Added support for grids

QGIS

  • Resolving dependencies error that have caused plugin failure on creating Streams/Branches and accessing account
  • Stable Report generation

SketchUp

  • We have made some performance improvements on the receive times. Receives are now 3-50 times faster depending on the complexity of the model.
Case Study

Leveraging Speckle’s connectivity and collaboration aspects led Fast+Epp to save a couple of weeks by using Speckle as a single source of truth when delivering a high-end complex geometry project, namely the PNE Amphitheater. Read about it here.

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Mücahit Bilal Göker
Product Owner

Hi, my name is Mucahit. I am always curious about new technologies and innovations, always up-to-date.

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