Connect Data across multiple AEC platforms

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Extract and exchange data in real time between the most popular AEC applications using Speckle’s tailored connectors. Send your Giraffe model to Speckle, and from Speckle, to anywhere!

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What is Speckle?

Speckle is open source digital infrastructure for anything designed in 3D. It handles interoperability between software silos, real time collaboration, data management, versioning and automation.

Send your Giraffe data out to almost any AEC program you can think of!

<aside> 🚨 The Speckle app is for sending data out of Giraffe. To import data, review our ‣ and Add Spatial data to your project articles.

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First Steps: Set Up Speckle

1. Sign up for an account at speckle.systems
2. Download the Speckle Manager
3. Add any connectors to your apps, such as

   • QGIS

   • ArcGIS

   • Rhino

   • Revit

   • ArchiCAD

   • Civil3D

   • Unity

     and more!

<aside> 💡 Learn more about these steps from the Speckle Guide and Tutorials

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Next Steps: Set Up Giraffe

Prepare your project to be sent to programs of your choice, like Revit, Civil3D, ArcGIS, QGIS, Rhino, and more!

1. Create a project, and add geometry

<aside> 💡 See Create projects (with boundaries) and Drawing

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2. Add the Speckle App

Speckle is a Public App. It is available to anyone who uses Giraffe!

👉Click the Plus sign in the app tool palette to access the app selector.