Connectors, cloud integrations, and file uploads

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Ways to get data into Speckle

• Connectors - Plugins inside your design tools for publishing and loading model data
• Cloud integrations - Automatic sync from platforms like Autodesk Forma Data Management, Bentley ProjectWise, Trimble Connect, and SharePoint
• File uploads - Direct uploads when a connector is not available

Only connectors support loading data back into your design tools.

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Connectors

Connectors integrate directly with design tools like Revit, Rhino, Blender, and Grasshopper. Choose which objects and properties to publish for your workflow. Loading data preserves design intent where possible, not just geometry.

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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

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Update connectors for 2026.9

From 2026.9, connectors publish in a new data format. Your day-to-day work stays the same: you still publish and load through your connectors, and view and share in the web app. Models you already published stay readable, and publish, load, and view are faster in the new format. The 2026.9 upgrade window is open until 1 November 2026: update your connector before then. New publishes from an updated connector use the 2026.9 format. If you manage connectors for an organization, see Upgrade window for 2026.9. Some tools change more than the data format:

• Revit: published geometry stays in Revit’s internal coordinates, and consumers pick the datum.
• Grasshopper: new Load, Publish, and Explore nodes. Switch existing scripts to the new nodes.
• Power BI: load models with Get Tables and a new 3D visual. Rebuild reports that use GetByUrl.
• Navisworks: there is no 2026.9 connector. 2026.8 is the last one. Upload larger NWC and NWD files instead.
• Vectorworks: the Vectorworks connector cannot load the 2026.9 data format yet. A 2026.8 publish can still be loaded, as with any other connector from 2026.8 or earlier.

A 2026.8 Navisworks publish uses the data format from before 2026.9. Speckle may convert it on the server, but that is not guaranteed.

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Cloud integrations

Cloud integrations connect Speckle directly to another data service. ProjectWise can connect through Bentley Cloud or a supported on-premises WSG server.

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What you can do

• Sync models automatically when source files change
• Access data without installing plugins or desktop software
• Keep teams up to date with continuous synchronization

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Available integrations

• Autodesk Forma Data Management (ACC) — Sync Revit files from Autodesk cloud projects (still often called ACC)
• Bentley ProjectWise — Sync supported files from Bentley Cloud or an on-premises WSG server
• Trimble Connect (beta) — Sync models from Trimble Connect projects through a workspace service account
• SharePoint (beta) — Sync files from SharePoint document libraries after a Microsoft admin approves Speckle

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File uploads

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

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Supported formats

The default upload path accepts IFC, Revit (RVT), Navisworks (NWC and NWD), AutoCAD (DWG), MicroStation (DGN), Rhino (3DM), Wavefront (OBJ), SketchUp (SKP), STEP, Vectorworks (VWX), and Solibri (SMC) files. Tekla Structures uploads are available where enabled. For the full list and the formats only compatibility mode accepts, see Supported file formats. Open-source self-hosted servers support IFC uploads only. Extended formats are available on app.speckle.systems.

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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. Learn more in File uploads.

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FAQ

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Why can’t I load a model into Vectorworks anymore?

The model was published from a connector that has already updated to 2026.9 — Revit, Archicad, or any other design tool once it updates. The Vectorworks connector cannot read that format yet. No connector from 2026.8 or earlier can load data published by a 2026.9 or newer connector, so this is not specific to Vectorworks. A new publish from a 2026.8 connector can still be loaded. See What if someone cannot update their connector yet?. Vectorworks Inc. maintains the Vectorworks connector: ask Vectorworks support when it will read the 2026.9 format.

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What if someone cannot update their connector yet?

Update anyway when you can. The usual reason to wait is an automation, script, or report that still reads the pre-2026.9 format. Update that tool so the publisher can move: see Data model migration for developers. Until that tool is updated, a publish from a 2026.8 connector stays in the earlier format. Any connector from 2026.8 or earlier can load it, including Vectorworks. Download the 2026.8 build from releases.speckle.systems. This does not recover a version already published by a 2026.9 connector. Speckle does not guarantee 2026.8 connectors after 1 November 2026.