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Everything We Announced at SpeckleCon 2024
We’ve already dropped some rather big product and fundraising news this year, but we kept the best for last!
Speckle Raises $12.5 Million to Build The First AEC Data Hub
We're excited to share some huge news for us and the AEC industry as a whole—Speckle has raised $12.5 million in Series A funding, led by Addition!
The Future of AEC is at SpeckleCon
Tune in to bold and innovative use cases, all leveraging the power of Speckle. Learn more about SpeckleCon’s expert talks lineup on November 13th in London.
Speckle vs Autodesk Data Exchange
We welcome Autodesk to the file-free future of AEC collaboration. Meanwhile, Speckle is already leading the charge. Today, we dive into the difference between leading and following.
Join Workshops Led by Speckle Experts at SpeckleCon 2024
Unlock the potential of automation, data analysis, geolocation and more with Speckle experts-led workshops at SpeckleCon on November 14th in London.
Ideas From the Speckle Retreat Hackathon
This October, we packed our bags, fired up Google Maps, and headed south to the rolling hills and vineyards of Alentejo, Portugal, for our latest Speckle retreat.
SpeckleCon: Workshop Your Way To AEC Innovation
SpeckleCon is coming up on November 13th and 14th in London! Join us to celebrate Speckle’s community and growth.
Workspaces: Driving Sustainable Design for AEC Teams
Speckle Workspaces was the digital foundation of the Design Modelling Symposium sustainability workshops.
Introducing GeoSpeckle
Meet GeoSpeckle (alpha), a new Speckle server that turns any Speckle data into geospatial data.
Introducing SpecklePod
Welcome to SpecklePod, the only podcast focused on breaking free in the AEC industry through ingenious solutions executed by some very bold individuals!
Introducing Next-Gen Connectors
You're a few clicks away from trying out Speckle's Next-Gen connectors for AEC!
Speckle vs Autodesk Construction Cloud
This comparison can help you understand Speckle's and ACC's features, advantages, and limitations, helping you choose the right platform for your project needs.
Speckle For Teams
From the Great Rename to the New Web App and Automate, this year has been full of product announcements and development. Today, we’re announcing one more product development. This could be the most important one yet… You don't want to miss out!
Speckle Cloud vs Self-Hosting
Welcome to SpeckleContext! This is your go-to series for answering burning Speckle questions leading up to the November SpeckleCon conference.
Speckle: Bridging AEC and Geospatial Data
Let's explore how AEC can benefit from the GIS approach to data and how Speckle can act as the data bridge between them!
Speckle: Project Management Made Easy
SpeckleCon was created for designers, architects, developers, and engineers looking to make a real change in AEC. SpeckleContext is your go-to blog series covering insightful topics leading up to the November conference. Let’s raise awareness of the things that matter in AEC!
How Speckle Makes Money: Unveiling Our Business Model
Connectors - 2.20 Release Is Here!
We’re thrilled to announce the latest release of our connectors, version 2.20!
Is Speckle Safe To Use?
Welcome to SpeckleContext! This is your go-to series for answering burning industry questions leading up to the November SpeckleCon conference.
Speckle: AEC Teams’ Top Pick
Speckle at FOSS4G Europe 2024: Bridging Geospatial and AEC Worlds
This July, the FOSS4G Europe 2024 conference in Tartu, Estonia, brought together professionals from the geoinformation software field to connect and discuss the latest innovations and trends in open-source geospatial technology. Speckle was there, so here’s what happened and why it matters!
SpeckleCon 2024: Don’t Just Talk About the Future of AEC. See it live!
It's back and bigger than ever! We're opening The Call for Proposals for SpeckleCon 2024, your favourite AEC conference, happening IRL in London from November 13 to 14, 2024.
Speckle's Prague Retreat: Bonding and Growing
The Speckle team had its first retreat of the year in Prague, allowing us to connect, collaborate, and celebrate our successes in person (sorry Gather Town, but nothing beats IRL). Join us as we recap our productive days in this captivating city.
Speckle vs Rhino.Inside.Revit: Which Tool is Better for Your AEC Project?
This comparison will help you understand each tool's features, advantages, and limitations, helping you choose the right tool for your project needs.
Beyond the Speckleverse: Hackathon Wrap-Up
Speckle's second hackathon exceeded all expectations, and here's why!
Meet the Automate Judge: Viki Sandor
Welcome to the Automate judge introduction of the Beyond the Speckleverse series. In this series we’ll dive into all things hackathon: from the category explorations to give you practical examples and fuel your inspiration, to introducing the judges for key pro tips and tricks!
Beyond the Speckleverse: Automate Deep Dive
Welcome to the Automate category deep dive! You're reading our Beyond the Speckleverse series, where we explore all things Speckle hackathon: from the category explorations to give you practical examples and fuel your inspiration to introducing the judges for key pro tips and tricks!
Connectors - 2.19 Release is here!
We're excited to bring you the 2.19 release for our connectors! In this release we mostly focused on catching up with the latest software releases while addressing some critical fixes. Take a look:
Meet the Project Pulse Judge: Martha Tsigkari
Welcome to the Project Pulse judge introduction! You’re reading our Beyond the Speckleverse series, where we dive into all things hackathon: from the category explorations to give you practical examples and fuel your inspiration, to introducing the judges for key pro tips and tricks!
Meet the Future Craft Judge: Murat Melek
Welcome to Future Craft judge introduction of the Beyond the Speckleverse series. In this series we’ll dive into all things hackathon: from the category explorations to give you practical examples and fuel your inspiration, to introducing the judges for key pro tips and tricks!
Beyond the Speckleverse: Future Craft Deep Dive
Welcome to Future Craft category breakdown in the Beyond the Speckleverse series, where we dive into all things hackathon: from the category explorations to give you practical examples and fuel your inspiration, to introducing the judges for key pro tips and tricks!
Meet the Business Intelligence Judge: Aaron Atkinson
Welcome to BI Judge introduction in the Beyond the Speckleverse series, where we dive into all things hackathon: from the category explorations to give you practical examples and fuel your inspiration, to introducing the judges for key pro tips and tricks!
Beyond the Speckleverse: Business Intelligence Deep Dive
Welcome to BI category breakdown in the Beyond the Speckleverse series, where we dive into all things hackathon: from the category explorations to give you practical examples and fuel your inspiration, to introducing the judges for key pro tips and tricks!
PowerQuery(QL) for AEC Data Analysis
Experience the synergy of GraphQL and PowerBI with Alan Rynne, as he guides you through optimising data queries for effective ETL processes.
Barcelona Win: Speckle Automate Powers Team to Hackathon Victory
Attending the Barcelona AEC Tech 2024 was a blast, and it turned out to be a big win for our team, with Speckle emerging as the most sought-after solution at the event’s hackathon.
Hackathon: Beyond the Speckleverse
Speckle's online global hackathon crafted for the dauntless, the innovators, and the perpetually curious within the AEC realm is back!
Archicad: New Connector Officially Launched!
As part of 2.18, we’re happy to announce the launch of our Archicad connector. After an evolutionary journey from its early alpha stage [https://speckle.systems/blog/archicad-connector-roadmap/], this connector has now emerged as a fully featured and robust solution for seamless 3D model exchange and collaboration between project teams. Past Releases: Enhancing Connectivity and Stability In previous releases, we've diligently worked to refine and enrich the Archicad connector. Here's a glimpse
The New Way to Collaborate in AEC
We're excited to launch AEC's favourite collaboration hub: Speckle's new web app.
Saving Efforts on Bridge Design with Speckle
Damola Michael, architect at Perkins Eastman, a global architecture and design firm, shares the story of the Burnaby Lake Pedestrian Bridge. This project leverages the connectivity and collaboration aspects of Speckle.
Security Advisory: Personal Access Tokens
Here at Speckle, we review our products to ensure continuous improvements. As part of a recent review we identified a moderate security vulnerability in Speckle server which may affect some users. We have patched Speckle server, and this new version (2.17.6) is available from our GitHub releases [https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-server/releases]. This version is already available on speckle.xyz [http://speckle.xyz], app.speckle.systems [http://app.speckle.systems] , and all other Server
Making Our SketchUp Connector Faster Than Ever
You probably know this already: Speckle 2.17 was recently released, and as part of this, our SketchUp Connector just got a major upgrade.
Introducing the Open-dthX Connector
datBIM’s mission is simple: to support you in your BIM approach to understand the issues and get the most out of them thanks to datBIM collaborative solutions. They recently developed the open-dthX a Connector on top of Speckle. Here’s what they had to say about it!
Establishing Connectivity with Speckle
Sukhmit Singh, Digital Solutions Lead, and David Valent, Senior BIM Coordinator, are both driving the evolution of design processes at AtkinsRéalis. This presentation covers how Speckle reinforced open collaboration by enhancing the designer experience at Atkins.
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.
SpeckleCon: It's A Wrap!
Thank you for joining us at SpeckleCon this year! Over 1,500 of you tuned in to engage, discuss, and collaborate on topics that matter to us in AEC.
Unlocking Data to Achieve Successful Interoperability
In this presentation, Benedetta and Mariela, Computational Designers at Arup’s Milan office, are joined by Elise, a Structural Engineer in Arup’s Melbourne office, to discuss how Speckle enabled them to unlock data and achieve interoperability.
Automate with Speckle
We recently announced Speckle Automate, a new way to work in AEC. Keep reading if you want to learn more.
Making AEC Better with Automation
Speckle’s mission is to make the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry better. We believe it starts with unlocking data, and automating tedious and manual tasks is part of that. This blog post covers why.
Digital Sustainability & Open Source
Welcome to the SpeckleCon Series, weekly blog posts covering AEC topics leading up to SpeckleCon on November 14-15. This edition is a guest post contribution of Maximilian Vomhof, from opensource.construction.
Real Talk: The Balancing Act of Leading an Open Source Project
Welcome to the SpeckleCon Series, weekly blog posts covering AEC topics leading up to SpeckleCon on November 14-15. This edition covers the realities of leading an open-source project.
The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure
Welcome to the SpeckleCon Series, weekly blog posts covering AEC topics leading up to SpeckleCon on November 14-15. This edition covers the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry.
Contributing to The Open Source Ecosystem
Welcome to the SpeckleCon Series, weekly blog posts covering AEC topics leading up to SpeckleCon on November 14-15. Today, we'll delve into some of Speckle's open-source contributions.
Speckle 2.16 Released
Yes that’s right, Speckle 2.16 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 our current Revit Connector, which has been through improvements and updates.
Why Do Company Retreats Matter?
Company retreats are part of the Speckle culture. This article explains why while sharing our 5th retreat in Alaró, Mallorca.
What Is Your Data Strategy?
Welcome to the SpeckleCon Series, weekly blog posts covering AEC topics leading up to SpeckleCon on November 14-15. Today, we'll delve into every AEC professional’s tough decisions: do you choose the 'red pill' of open-source flexibility or the 'blue pill' of vendor lock-in?
Rethinking the One Truth Fallacy
Welcome to the SpeckleCon Series, weekly blog posts covering AEC topics leading up to SpeckleCon on November 14-15. Let’s talk about owning your data and unlocking your designs.
Innovating Beyond Zero Sum
Introducing Viewer’s New APIs
Read this article for an update on our latest Viewr APIs.
Open Source Software: Breaking the Misconceptions with Speckle
SpeckleCon: Your Favourite AEC Online Conference Is Back!🔓
We’re opening a Call For Proposals to SpeckleCon, your favourite free and online AEC conference happening 14-15 November 2023.
The Future of Data Exchange: From Interoperability to Connectivity
Interoperability is a very loaded term; we’re moving away from it in favor of Connectivity which better communicates what AEC is all about.
When Speckle Meets Business Intelligence
This article explores the intersection of Business Intelligence (BI) and the AEC industry, highlighting the importance of data in decision-making and collaboration. It discusses the potential impacts of BI on the industry and introduces how Speckle enables better use of data in the context of AEC.
Speckle 2.15 Released
Here's everything you need to know about Speckle 2.15.
Introducing FE2, The New Speckle Front-End
Here is a small recap on the conceptual changes: Streams become Projects, Branches become Models, and Commits become Versions.
The Great Rename
We are renaming the core concepts in Speckle to be more widely understandable - in a backwards-compatible manner and with a graceful migration path forward.
Building an AI-Powered Speckle Commenting System
The buzz around AI is undeniable, and we wanted to share the behind-the-scenes of this project. This is Part 2, where we're diving into the code and show you how to replicate it yourself.
AI-Powered Conversations with Speckle
The buzz around AI is undeniable, and we wanted to share the behind-the-scenes of this project.
Introducing Parameter Updater
At Speckle we want to make 3D data work for everyone, and sometimes it means transforming it in less exciting forms, such as spreadsheets. We have developed a new feature called Parameter Updater to make it simpler, faster and more fun too!
Bridging The AEC Gap With Speckle Mapper
It's time to break the misconceptions around the processes we use as architects, designers, and engineers.
Speckle 2.14 Released
Speckle 2.14 is out and packed with exciting new features and integrations. In this blog post, we'll cover the highlights of this release. If you want the full picture, check out our release notes below.
Revit to SketchUp: Workflow Support
Learn more about our latest Sketchup Connector updates as part of our 2.13 release. This new feature makes it possible to receive Revit models from our Revit Connector, directly to SketchUp.
Turn Your Sketch Into a GIS or CAD Base Map
How often are you dealing with JPGs, PDFs and other images that are meant to be placed into CAD space eventually?
Introducing Speckle's Helm Charts
In this article, we’ll introduce Kubernetes and Helm and discuss why you would want to deploy Speckle Server to Kubernetes using our Helm Chart.
How We Build, Test & Ship Things At Speckle
Speckle is a complex product, which is why we’ve been looking for ways to work more effectively as a team.
How To Make The Most Out Of The Speckle Viewer?
Ashkan, Fabiana, and Victor have been using Speckle for years and have experienced the benefits of our 3D Viewer first-hand. If you’re reading this, you’re about to learn from innovative and impactful projects driving the AEC industry.
Archicad Connector Roadmap
At Speckle, we offer an extensive range of Connectors to various AEC software, with Archicad being a popular choice. We are excited to share the roadmap for Archichad and to hear your feedback on what we’re doing next.
5 Speckle Viewer Features You Need To Try
Whether designing, building, or reviewing models, you know how important collaboration and communication are to ensure successful AEC project deliveries.
Improving Rhino to Revit workflows and beyond
Our mission at Speckle is to help everyone make the most of their 3D models and data; this often entails exchanging them between very different software; allowing these information exchanges is called interoperability, and it’s at the heart of Speckle ❤️
How to work with ETABS and Revit?
Here's how ETABS and Revit work together on Speckle.
SketchUp Connector 2.12 Update
We're excited to announce our latest SketchUp Connector features that come with Speckle 2.12. We've been working hard to make sure Speckle integrates seamlessly with SketchUp, and these new features are just the beginning.
Meet Speckle in Athens!
Here's what we achieved in Athens during our Speckle Retreat 🇬🇷
Speckle + Sketchup: Connector in Beta 🎉
Hello everyone👋, We're excited to announce that the beta version of our SketchUp connector for Speckle is now available!
Speckle 2.11 Released!
Speckle 2.11 has just been released! This includes numerous new features and improvements; here are some of the highlights:
MasterClass: Become a Speckle Power User
We had the pleasure of giving a masterclass on how to “Become a Speckle Power User” at Thornton Tomasetti’s AECTech event in November of last year. Just like the previous year, we taught a 3-hour long Morning Only masterclass.
Speckle's Improved Ambient Occlusion: A Closer Look
In this blogpost we'll go over how Speckle's viewer handles two distinct ambient occlusions with emphasis on the stationary ambient occlusion.
Navisworks Connector (⚒️alpha)
We're stoked to add Navisworks to the Speckle family allowing you to share and work with even more of your AEC data, and it's available in alpha 🎉!
Speckle 2.10 Released!
Numerous bug fixes and quality of life improvements. We keep going - you keep the feedback coming!
TopSolid Connector for Speckle
Did you know? Speckle has a community-contributed connector for TopSolid! It is developed by Ahmed Wael Ismail and Thomas Hächler from CNPA lab at EPFL.
Speckle 2.9 Released!
2022 Retreat Hackathon Projects
The Speckle team had a great week in Ericeira for a company retreat. Between beers and pastel de natas🧁, we actually managed to get some work done!
IFC vs Speckle: From Vendor Control to Community Control
How Speckle, as opposed to IFC, brings interoperability from vendor control into community control and opens up a new page in the built environment's 3D digital transformation.
👮♂️ There Is A New Manager In Town
After years of using Electron, we have decided to rewrite Manager entirely from scratch in C#. The result is a much lighter and more stable manager that better integrates with the host OS. It also allows us to reuse parts of Core (our .NET SDK) and DesktopUI.
🌴Creating Unforgettable Moments at Speckle’s Retreat!
Portugal, here we come! As we are a fully distributed team, we had people flying over from various corners of the globe to join us for our yearly Speckle retreat.
Hacktoberfest 2022
We're excited to announce that Speckle is taking part in this year’s Hacktoberfest! 🎃🟦
Speckle 2.8 Is Here!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Highlighted Features: Speckle 2.8 Updates: Revit * Incremental Builds while receiving * 📊Interactive Reports * 🆕 BIM Mappings from ETABS/Tekla Structures to Revit * 🐛 Various bug fixes PowerBI * 🆕 3D Viewer now available inside PowerBI! Rhino * 🧐 Preview send and receive geometry * 📊 Interactive reports * ⛰️ Rhino BIM now supports sending breps and subd meshes as Topography * User dictionaries cha
Speckle 2.7 Is Here!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Highlighted Features: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speckle 2.7 Updates: Revit * 🖖 Better support for meshes with DXF mesh imports [https://speckle.guide/user/revit.html#import-meshes-as-dxf] * ⚒️ BREP deserialization fix * Breps to native objects * New Org classes in Objects * Model and Container * ⛰️ Better support for Topography elements * 🪟Added
Building A JavaScript App VS Building A JavaScript Library
This blog post covers a technical challenge involved in preparing a JavaScript project for release that is often forgotten about until the very last moment. The challenge is building (compiling) this project correctly, depending on what is actually being released - an application or a library.
Speckle 2.6.0 Released!
Improving Speckle’s RTE Implementation
This performance blog post is a perfect example of how our Community supports our growth: Jonathon helped us formulate a better viewer experience by notifying us of an issue with our current RTE.
Rendering Dimensionally Large 3D Models in The Browser: Speckle’s Take On Spatial Jitter
3D data in Speckle comes in all shapes and sizes (ranging from 1mm to 100km) and at various distances from the “world” origin of (0, 0, 0). Most authoring software have dedicated display pipelines that handle this - to multiple degrees of success and with apparent limitations (one can’t model stuff on the Moon 😅).
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