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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
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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
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.
::: tip 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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