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Speckle currently supports versions: . The connector works on only.

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Setup

1

Install the connector

Install your connector
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Open the ETABS connector

  1. Go to Tools.
ETABS toolbar
  1. Select Speckle to open the ETABS connector.
  1. Select Sign in if you haven’t linked your Speckle account.
Login
If the plugin is not showing up under Tools, you can manually load the ETABS connector:
  1. Navigate to Tools -> Add/Show Plugins...
  2. Click Browse and navigate to the path {localappdata}\Computers and Structures\ETABS xx\Speckle\
  3. Select the SpeckleConnectorCSI.dll file. Click Add and then Ok.
  1. Make sure your version of is one of the supported versions.
  2. Uninstall and reinstall your connector.
Note: Make sure you are not selecting Run as administrator when installing - this will install for the administrator user, and not your own user. Instead, double-click the .exe or right-clicking and then selecting Open to run the installer. Installation issues can also be caused by conflicting plugins.If you’re still experiencing problems, please report it in our Community Forum and include the following information:
  • Your application version
  • Your Speckle connector version
If your connector window is floating, try docking it to your application to fix blank UI issues.For major issues, you can sometimes find a log file in your directory at AppData\Roaming\Speckle\Logs. Please report your problem in our Community Forum and include the following information:
  • Your application version
  • Your Speckle connector version
  • A copy of the log
This can happen if our desktop service isn’t running. Desktop Service is used for authenticating new accounts. If it’s not running, search for Speckle Desktop Services in Windows search and run it.
All Speckle connectors are installed like any other program. You can uninstall them directly from your system’s Applications. For a full uninstall, you should also remove Speckle Desktop Services as well as your Speckle connector.
You can always download the latest version of the connector in the web app. If a new version of the connector is available, you will also see a notification in your connector UI.

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Publishing a Model

1

Select Publish

Publish
2

Choose a project

  • Select an existing project
  • or select New Project to create one
Publish
3

Choose a model

  • Select an existing model
  • or select New Model to create one
Publish
4

Select objects to publish

  1. In your application viewport, select the elements you want to publish.
  2. Select Publish.
Publish
Publish
  1. Your model is now published to Speckle and is available to the rest of your team.
All selectable model objects can be published: Joints, Frames, Tendons, Shells and Links. Each published object contains the following information:
  • Type
  • Geometry as Mesh , Curve or Point
  • Children objects, such as Joints
  • Custom properties
All custom properties can be found under the properties field when you select and view an ETABS object in your browser.Custom properties vary depending on the type of ETABS element, and can include:
  • Assignments (e.g. material and section)
  • Geometry metrics (e.g. length or area)
  • Object ID (e.g. sub-classification for Frame -> Column, Beam, or Brace , label, and associated level)
The specific properties for materials and sections will not appear on individual model objects. To view your model materials and sections in your web browser:
  1. Open the Scene Explorer tab in the Navigation Bar to the left (or press Shift + E)
  2. Click Switch to Dev Mode. This will give you full access to all objects and properties in your model.
  3. Expand the sectionProxies or materialProxies item.
  4. Expand any item in this list to see a Section or Material with all of its properties.The section can be matched back to any element based on its name, and the material can be matched to any section based on its name.
Currently**,** the following properties are not published on objects:
  • Load cases, patterns and combinations
  • Analysis results
  • Grids and grid information
  • Levels information
In the viewer, select the View Modes button in the side bar, and switch the view mode to Shaded. If you still don’t see your object colors, let us know in our Community Forum
After you publish a Speckle model, click on the Report button to see any errors that may have occurred. Click on any item in the report to highlight that item in your application. Some objects may not be supported for publishing.

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Loading a Model

The connector is publish-only.
If you would like to be able to load a model into , please reach out on our Community Forum: https://speckle.community/c/features Include the following information:
  • Which application your Speckle model is published from
  • Why you want to load your model into
  • How frequently you would use this workflow (daily, weekly, monthly, longer).
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