# Supported Elements

As Speckle develops, we are able to build further integrations with each of the applications we support. However, each application, and its API, comes with its own limitations that (alas) no programmer can overcome!

The tables below give an per-application indication of which object conversions Speckle is currently able to support, and to what extent.

Not Seeing Support for Something you Want? 🧃

We're working hard to support additional elements. The list below will be updated as soon new conversion routines are added.

If you'd like us to add something specific, let us know on the Speckle Community Forum (opens new window)! We use community feedback to guide what features we'll work on next.

# Rhino

# Supported Elements

Almost all geometric elements are supported by the Rhino connector. This includes:

Geometry Send Receive Status
Point Complete
Line Complete
Plane Complete
Arc Complete
Circle Complete
Ellipse Complete
Polyline Complete
Polycurve Complete
Spline Complete
Nurb Surface As Brep Complete
Brep Complete
Extrusion As Brep Complete
Mesh Complete
BuiltElement Send Receive Status
View Complete
ModelCurve As Curve Complete
DirectShape As Mesh Complete
Other Send Receive Status
RenderMaterial In Progress
BlockInstance Complete
BlockDefinition Complete
PointCloud Complete
Hatch Complete
Text Complete
Dimension Complete

Speckle supports sending BREPs from Rhino <-> Rhino, and Rhino <-> Revit, with some limitations imposed by Revit's API.

Note: If Rhino's unit system is changed by the user, this may result in incorrectly scaled blocks. Make sure blocks are created in the same unit system as they are intended to be sent in.

# Unsupported elements

Many non-geometric elements (such as text dots) and any geometric element not listed above are not supported.

# Grasshopper

# Supported Elements

Grasshopper supports the same geometry as the Rhino connector:

Geometry Send Receive Status
Point Complete
Line Complete
Plane Complete
Arc Complete
Circle Complete
Ellipse Complete
Polyline Complete
Polycurve Complete
Spline Complete
Nurb Surface As Brep Complete
Brep Complete
Extrusion As Brep Complete
Mesh Complete
Other Send Receive Status
RenderMaterial In Progress

The Schema Builder node also provides additional support for the following built elements:

BuiltElement Send Receive Status
Adaptive Component Complete
Beam Complete
Brace Complete
Ceiling Complete
Column Complete
Curves (Model, Detail, Room Boundary) Complete
Direct Shape Complete
Freeform Element Complete
Duct Complete
Face Wall Complete
Family Instance Complete
Floor Complete
GridLine Complete
Level Complete
Opening (Wall, Vertical, Shaft) Complete
Parameter Complete
Railing Complete
Roof (Extrusion, Footprint) Complete
Topography Complete
View In Progress
Wall Complete

Refer to the section below for additional information on the Schema Builder node.

# Unsupported elements

Non-geometric elements and any geometric element not listed above, such as text tags, hatches, etc... are not supported.

# Revit

# Supported Elements

BuiltElement Send Receive Status
Area Complete
Adaptive Component Complete
Beam Complete
Brace Complete
Building Pad Complete
CableTray Complete
Ceiling Complete
Curves (Model, Detail, Room Boundary, Space Separation) Complete
Direct Shape Complete
Duct Complete
Face Wall Complete
Family Instance Complete
Floor Complete
Freeform Element In Progress
Grid Complete
Group In Progress
Level Complete
Opening (Wall, Vertical, Shaft) Complete
Pipe Complete
Project Information Complete
Railing Complete
Roof (Extrusion, Footprint) Complete
Room Complete
Space Complete
Stair Complete
Topography Complete
View (FloorPlan, CeilingPlan, Elevation, Section, 3D) Complete
Wall Complete
Wire Complete
Other Send Receive Status
RenderMaterial Complete
BlockInstance ✅ As Generic Model Complete
PointCloud Complete

# Supported Geometries

Generally speaking, Revit doesn't support raw geometry as it deals with families. Nonetheless, we've made it simple to receive some types of geometry directly, without the need of specifying family type, name or any other parameter.

Geometry Send Receive Status
Line & Curve ✅ As ModelCurve Complete
Brep ✅ As DirectShape Complete
Mesh ✅ As DirectShape Complete

# Supported Geometries in Family Editor

Geometry Send Receive Status
Line & Curve ✅ As ModelCurve Complete
Brep ✅ As FreeForm Complete
Mesh ✅ As FreeForm Complete

# Non Supported Elements

Various element and data types do not have a direct conversions in Revit. Therefore sending Numbers, Points, Vectors or other non supported elements will have no effects.

To use such data types in Revit you should check our our Dynamo Connector

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If non supported elements are received in this connector, no errors are thrown.

# Dynamo

# Supported Elements

Geometry Send Receive Status
Point Complete
Line Complete
Plane Complete
Arc Complete
Circle Complete
Cuboid As Box Complete
Ellipse Complete
Helix As Spline Complete
Polyline xα Complete
Polycurve Complete
Polygon As Polyline Complete
Rectangle As Polyline Complete
Spline Complete
Solid To do
Brep Complete
Mesh Complete
Revit Elements xβ Complete

α: As Rectangle, Polycurve, or Polygon

β: All Revit elements described here can also be sent from Dynamo

# Unsupported Elements

Any geometric elements not listed above are not supported.

# Civil 3D

# Supported Elements

Geometry Send Receive Status
Alignment Complete
Corridor In Progress
FeatureLine In Progress
Grid Surface ✅ as Mesh In Progress
Pipe In Progress
Profile In Progress
Structure In Progress
Tin Surface ✅ as Mesh Complete

# Unsupported Elements

Subassemblies and Assemblies are not supported.

# AutoCAD

# Supported Elements

Geometry Send Receive Status
Point Complete
Line Complete
Arc Complete
Circle Complete
Ellipse Complete
Polyline Complete
Polycurve Complete
Spline Complete
Plane Surface In Progress
Nurb Surface In Progress
PolyFace Mesh Complete
SubD Mesh Complete
3D Solid as Mesh as Mesh In Progress
Other Send Receive Status
BlockInstance Complete
BlockDefinition Complete
Hatch Complete
Text Complete
Dimension Complete

# Unsupported Elements

Labels and tables are not supported, as well as any unlisted element. There is a known issue with blocks containing text that is not updated with field values.

# Blender

# Supported Elements

The Blender Connector is still a work in progress and, as such, the conversions to and from Speckle are not yet robust. We welcome feedback, requests, edge cases, and contributions!

  • Meshes are fairy well supported
  • Breps are imported as meshes using their displayValue
  • Curves have limited support
Type Send Receive Status
Arc approximated In Progress
Brep as mesh In Progress
Curve (Nurbs, Bezier, Ngons as Polyline) In Progress
Mesh In Progress
Polycurve In Progress
Polyline In Progress
Render Material In Progress

# Unity

# Supported Elements

We've only started supporting Unity elements, please let us know what else you'd like to see, and do contribute if you have the skillz!

Type Speckle > Unity Unity > Speckle
Point
Line
Polyline
Curve
Mesh
BuiltElements 3DView

# ETABS

# Supported Elements

We've only started supporting with an alpha release of ETABS elements, please let us know what else you'd like to see, and do contribute if you have the skillz!

Geometry Send Receive
Point
Columns
Beams
Braces
Sections Profile (Catalogue)
User Defined Sections ~ refer to structural object kit (opens new window) for schema
Floor with Slab Sections + Deck Sections
Wall and Sections
Material Code definition
Loading (1D,2D) note: node elements can only send
Results (1D,2D,Node)
Restraints
Links
Stories
Springs (Point,Linear,Area)
Tendons
GridLines

# SAP2000

# Supported Elements

We've only started supporting with an alpha release of SAP2000 elements, please let us know what else you'd like to see, and do contribute if you have the skillz!

Geometry Send Receive
Point
Columns
Beams
Braces
Sections Profile (Catalogue)
User Defined Sections ~ refer to structural object kit (opens new window) for schema
Material Code definition
Loading (1D,2D) note: node elements can only send
Results (1D,2D,Node)

# CSiBridge

# Supported Elements

We've only started supporting with an alpha release of CSiBridge elements, please let us know what else you'd like to see, and do contribute if you have the skillz!

Geometry Send Receive
Point
Columns
Beams
Braces
Sections Profile (Catalogue)
User Defined Sections ~ refer to structural object kit (opens new window) for schema
Material Code definition
Loading (1D,2D) note: node elements can only send
Results (1D,2D,Node)

# SAFE

# Supported Elements

We've only started supporting with an alpha release of SAFE elements, please let us know what else you'd like to see, and do contribute if you have the skillz!

Geometry Send Receive
Point
Columns
Beams
Braces
Sections Profile (Catalogue)
User Defined Sections ~ refer to structural object kit (opens new window) for schema
Material Code definition
Loading (1D,2D) note: node elements can only send
Results (1D,2D,Node)

# SketchUp

# Supported Elements

The SketchUp connector is still in early Alpha and is therefore a work in progress. Let us know what else you'd like to see supported or if you would like to contribute!

Type Send Receive Status
Brep as mesh Complete
Mesh In Progress
Line & Polyline Complete
Render Material In Progress
BlockInstance In Progress
BlockDefinition In Progress

# MicroStation

This is a community-contributed connector! We'll try to keep these charts as accurate as possible, but keep in mind some information may be out of date.

# Supported Elements

Geometry Send Receive Status
Point as LineElement Complete
Vector Complete
Plane Complete
Line Complete
Arc Complete
Circle as EllipseElement Complete
Ellipse Complete
Polyline Complete
Polycurve Complete
Curve (BSpline) Complete
Shape as Polyline as Polyline Complete
Complex Shape as Polycurve as Polycurve Complete
Mesh Complete
Surface (BSpline) In Progress
ExtendedElement as Base In Progress
ComplexHeader as Base In Progress

# Unsupported Elements

Note that 2d elements (like Point2d and Vector3d) are converted into 3d elements on send and receive.

Points are converted as LineElements with the same start and end point on receive, and LineElements with the same start and end points are converted as Points on send.

Ellipses with rotation are converted as a curve when sent to Speckle.

Breps, pointclouds, blocks, views, and any other element not listed are not supported in MicroStation.

# OpenRoads and OpenRail

These are community-contributed connectors! We'll try to keep these charts as accurate as possible, but keep in mind some information may be out of date.

# Supported Elements

In addition to supporting all of the geometry elements that the MicroStation connector supports, OpenRoads and OpenRail also support the following built elements:

BuiltElement Send Receive Status
Alignment Complete
Corridor as Base In Progress

# Unsupported Elements

Profiles, Stations, Featurelines, and anything else not listed are currently not supported.

# OpenBuildings

This is a community-contributed connector! We'll try to keep these charts as accurate as possible, but keep in mind some information may be out of date.

# Supported Elements

In addition to supporting all of the geometry elements that the MicroStation connector supports, OpenBuildings also supports the following built elements:

BuiltElement Send Receive Status
GridCurve as Line In Progress
GridSystem as Base In Progress

# Unsupported Elements

# Tekla Structures

# Supported Elements

The Tekla Structures connector is still in early Alpha and therefore will still be developed and worked on. Let us know what else you'd like to see supported or if you would like to contribute to make it finish the alpha phase faster!

Type Send Receive Status
Contour plates (slabs/plates) Complete
Beams Complete
Columns Complete
Spiral Beams Complete
Curved Beams In Progress
Polybeams Complete
Welds In Progress
Rebars In Progress
Bolts In Progress

# Archicad

# Supported Elements

The Archicad connector is still in early Alpha and is still being developed. Geometry and mesh based support is pretty comprehensive, but built element support is still limited. Let us know what elements would be particularly useful to you and we will make sure to prioritise them!

Type Send Receive Status Notes
Mesh / Direct Shape Complete All unsupported elements will go in/out as meshes
Floor (Slab) Complete
Wall 🟨 🟨 In Progress Nested elements are not yet supported
Room (Zone) 🟨 In Progress
Beam Complete
Last Updated: 11/15/2022, 5:27:45 AM