> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.speckle.systems/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connectors, cloud integrations, and file uploads

> Publish and load 3D models using connectors, cloud integrations, or file uploads.

## Ways to Get Data Into Speckle

* **Connectors** - Plugins inside your design tools for meaningful exchanges
* **Cloud integrations** - Automatic sync from cloud platforms like Autodesk Forma Data Management and Bentley ProjectWise
* **File uploads** - Direct uploads when a connector is not available

Only connectors support loading data back into your design tools.

## Connectors

Connectors integrate directly with design tools like Revit, Rhino, Blender, and Grasshopper. They enable meaningful exchanges—you choose what to share based on the task at hand, including just the element properties, hierarchy, materials, and metadata that matter to downstream workflows. Loading data preserves design intent where possible, not just geometry.

### What You Can Do

* Publish selected objects or filter by category
* Load models from other tools as reference geometry
* Track changes and sync only updated objects between versions
* Manage projects, models, and versions without leaving your application
* Access settings for detail level, reference points, and geometry optimization
* Build custom workflows in Grasshopper and Blender

<Note>Need a connector we don't have? [Request it on our forum](https://speckle.community/)</Note>

## Cloud Integrations

Cloud integrations connect Speckle directly to cloud-based platforms. Data syncs automatically when changes occur in the source platform.

### What You Can Do

* Sync models automatically when updated in the cloud platform
* Access data without installing plugins or desktop software
* Keep teams up to date with continuous synchronization

### Available Integrations

* **[Autodesk Forma Data Management (ACC)](/connectors/cloud-integrations/acc)** — Sync Revit files from Autodesk cloud projects (still often called ACC)

<Note>The Forma Data Management integration is available on **Team** and **Enterprise** plans. See the [Forma Data Management integration guide](/connectors/cloud-integrations/acc) for setup details.</Note>

## File Uploads

Upload files directly when a connector is not available or you do not have access to the source software.

### Supported Formats

* **IFC** (IFC2x3, IFC4)
* **CAD**: DWG, DXF, DGN
* **3D modeling**: 3DM (Rhino), SKP (SketchUp), SLDPRT (SolidWorks)
* **Mesh**: 3MF, 3DS, AMF, OBJ, PLY, STL
* **Interchange**: E57, IGES, FBX, STEP
* **Coming soon**: RVT (Revit), NWD (Navisworks)

### How It Works

Each file upload creates a new version of your model, preserving complete version history. Upload new versions from the model's dropdown menu.

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Learn more in [File Uploads](/connectors/direct-uploads/introduction).