Speckle based workflow

Speckle based workflow#

This guide will help you understand how to integrate Speckle into your workflow, making your design and engineering processes more connected, flexible, and efficient.

🚀 Why Use Speckle?#

Speckle helps you:

  • Collaborate across disciplines – Work with others using Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, Archicad, and more

  • Visualise your designs in the browser – No installs needed to explore geometry and data

  • Track design changes – See how your models evolve and compare versions visually

  • Enable real-time design feedback – Comment and review directly inside your project’s 3D space

  • Simplify coordination – Combine models from multiple disciplines in one unified viewer

  • Prepare for industry workflows – Learn modern, open-source, cloud-based practices used by leading AEC firms

All inside your DTU Workspace at app.speckle.systems

Getting Started with Speckle#

For DTU Students – 2025 Edition

1. Create a Speckle Account#

  • visit https://app.speckle.systems

  • Sign up using your @dtu.dk or @student.dtu.dk email address.

  • You’ve been automatically invited to join the DTU Workspace. Check your email and accept the invitation to collaborate with classmates and access shared content.

2. Install a Connector#

  • After signing in, go to the Connectors tab in the Speckle Web App.

  • Download and install the connector for your software (e.g.,** Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper**, etc.)

3. Create a Project and Model#

  • From your Speckle Web App dashboard, click New Project

  • Name your project ABD-[YEAR]-[TEAM]-[STAGE] (e.g., “ABD-25-10-C”)

  • Within your project, create one or more Models. For example:

    • “Arch”

    • “Str”

    • “MEP”

4. How Multi-Disciplinary Teams Work on One Project in Speckle:#

  • Invite team members by email and assign them roles:

    • Owner – Full control over the project

    • Editor – Can publish data and manage models.

    • Viewer – Can view models and leave comments.

💡 In the DTU Workspace, all students can view each other’s projects by default; this is useful for peer review and collaborative learning.

5. Publish from Design Tools#

Example: Publish from Revit#

  1. Open Revit and launch the Speckle connector (found in the Add-ins tab)

  2. Choose the correct Project and Model from the list.

  3. Select the elements you want to include

  4. Click Publish – this creates a new version in your model

Example: Load into Rhino#

  1. Open Rhino and launch the Speckle connector

  2. Choose the same Project and Model.

  3. Select the version you wish to load

  4. Click Load – your model will appear in Rhino.

You’ve now successfully sent and received data between two tools using Speckle.

6. Viewing the Combined Model in Speckle Web#

  • Open your Project and select a Model in the Web App.

  • Use tools in the 3D viewer to:

    • Toggle visibility of multiple models

    • Compare versions and track design development.

    • Add comments or feedback in context.

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