Next-Gen Stable 3.3 Release - May Changelog

clrkng · 3 June 2025 20:00

It’s here - our first official stable release of the Next-Gen connectors: 3.3.0

@community Now that Next-Gen is out of beta as our default set of connectors, you can expect:

no more breaking changes for stable connectors
All models published from this point forward will be supported fully in future connector versions and the viewer.
community forum posts by default will be next-gen related
We’ll flag posts related to V2 as legacy
monthly changelog recaps
We’re releasing versions a lot more quickly than in legacy, and also releasing connector updates independently. Look out for monthly changelogs in this channel for a summary of what’s changed across all connectors.

Grasshopper and Blender are not yet stable - this means they may still have some bugs and shouldn’t be used for production
Still need to migrate? Follow our guide here: Migrating Personal Projects to Speckle Workspaces - Speckle Docs

3.3 stable release notes / mid-may changelog

Brand new docs for Next-Gen connectors are out: Installing Connectors - Speckle Docs
Each connector page has a step-by-step quickstart guide on publishing and loading, as well as answers to some frequently asked questions
All connector tabs, names, and commands are now renamed from “Speckle (Beta)” to “Speckle”
To prevent conflicts if you are still running legacy connectors, please update your legacy connectors to version 2.23 or newer.
Version messages are back!
If you’re using a connector with our Speckle UI, you can now add a descriptive message to a newly published version.

Publish your models by view
Change your selection filter on publish to publish all objects from a specified view
New publish setting allows you to disable sending properties on objects
Turn this setting on for better publishing speed, if you don’t need object properties

Blocks and nested blocks are now loaded with user strings
Text objects can now be published
Fixed an issue with glitchy meshes when publishing objects very far away form the origin

Create Properties and Create Collection nodes have name inheriting
Hold TAB while adding an input to automatically set the name, or right-click and select Inherit all names to automatically always use input names.
Speckle Object now casts directly to specific geometry types like extrusion, point, and curve.
Deconstruct node works for Speckle Properties for quick access to values
Right-click Create Properties and select “Create empty properties” to override properties on objects
Text objects can now be published

Text objects can now be published
Fixed some hatch conversions for hatches with circle, ellipse, and nurbs curves.

Added geometry, base curve, and part data properties to pressure parts on publish