Setting up ACC to drive growth: Starting with Speckle for Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Cloud is where many AEC teams manage their most critical project files. Models, versions, and documentation all live there. The issue? Too often, the data inside those files stays locked away, difficult to analyze, compare over time, or reuse outside a narrow set of tools.

This top-level tutorial paints a picture of just how easy it is to set up Speckle's Autodesk Construction Cloud integration, turning ACC into something more than a file repository.

It's finally time to see your ACC models become live, queryable data that supports better decisions across design, delivery, and operations.

Why Speckle for ACC integration changes your equation

At its core, ACC is excellent at file management. Speckle extends it into a live data platform.

Instead of asking:

• Which Revit version is correct?
• How did quantities change over time?
• Can we reuse this model outside Revit?

You get:

• Automatic version tracking
• Model data you can query, analyze, and visualize
• A single source of truth that works across tools

This shift is especially relevant for leaders responsible for digital strategy, standardization, or project performance. When models are treated as data rather than static files, questions about change, risk, scope, and performance can be answered directly.

This thinking underpins Speckle’s approach to ACC: not replacing the CDE, but expanding its value.

For a deeper organizational view, explore Moving beyond CDE, where we show how ACC can now become your starting point for a broader, tool-agnostic data ecosystem.

What becomes possible once ACC data flows into Speckle

When ACC models are available in Speckle, they stop being static deliverables and start behaving like live data.

Teams can connect that data to Power BI or use Speckle Intelligence to build dashboards directly in the platform. Quantities, element counts, and carbon metrics update as the source models evolve, making it much easier to track change and understand impact over time.

The same data can also flow into other tools—Rhino, Grasshopper, SketchUp, and more, enabling analysis, design exploration, or downstream workflows without requiring everyone to work inside Revit.

For coordination and communication, Speckle’s web viewer and app allow teams to review models, filter elements, and track issues without additional licenses. Live 3D models can even be embedded into tools like Miro, Notion, or presentation decks.

Setting up the Autodesk Construction Cloud integration

Step 1: Add Speckle to Autodesk Construction Cloud

You’ll need Account Admin access in Autodesk Construction Cloud.

1. Open the ACC Account Admin portal (for example, acc.autodesk.com/eu).
2. Go to Custom Integrations and select Add custom integration.
3. Enter the Client ID from the Speckle documentation.
4. Name the integration Speckle.
5. Click Next, then choose Proceed anyway when prompted.

ACC setup is now complete!

Step 2: Connect ACC to your Speckle workspace

1. In Speckle, open a project and click Add model → Sync from ACC, or go to Workspace settings → Integrations.
2. Select Autodesk Construction Cloud and click Log in.
3. Sign in with your ACC account and click Allow.

This is a one-time authorization per workspace!

Syncing your first model

Step 3: Create a sync

1. From your Speckle project, click Add model → Sync from ACC.
2. Browse your ACC hubs, projects, and folders.
3. Select a Revit or IFC file.

Speckle supports Revit files back to Revit 2015, enabling access to historical models stored in ACC.

Step 4: (optional) Limit the sync to a Revit view

• Leave the view name empty to sync the full model.
• Enter a specific view name to sync only visible elements. The view name must match exactly, including capitalization.

Step 5: Create and automate

Click Create. From this point on, every new version published to ACC automatically syncs to Speckle—no manual uploads, no opening Revit, and no additional effort from your team.

Conclusion

Connecting Autodesk Construction Cloud to Speckle is about unlocking value that already exists in your project data. By automating model syncing and treating files as a live data source, teams gain visibility, flexibility, and insight, without changing how they work in ACC or Revit.

If you’re looking to extend ACC beyond coordination and into analysis, reporting, and cross-tool collaboration, this integration is a powerful place to start.