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Use the assistant

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Give the assistant sizes, materials and clearances. "A 900 wide, 1800 high bookcase in 18 mm birch plywood with four shelves" gets a better result than "a tall bookcase". To learn what it can and cannot do, read How the assistant works.

Ask for a change#

  1. If the assistant panel is closed, click ◀ AI at the right edge of the window.
  2. Type your request in the box at the bottom of the panel.
  3. Press Enter.

Each command that the assistant runs shows as a card in the chat, and the change shows in the model. Click a card to see the values that it used.

Point at the parts you mean#

  1. Select the parts in the 3D view or in the Model list. They show as chips above the box.
  2. To add a part by name, type @ and the first letters of its name.
  3. To stop the assistant from changing anything else, select Only change these.

Attach a sketch, a photo or a data sheet#

Paste or drag a JPEG, PNG, WebP or PDF onto the box, or click 📎. A PDF data sheet of a hinge or a runner is useful: the assistant reads its text and drawings.

You can attach up to 4 files to a message, and up to 2 of them can be PDFs. Each PDF can have up to 30 pages and 4 MB. A PDF makes each later request cost more until you start a new chat.

Allow or deny a paid action#

An AI video, a restyle or a material preview costs credit in addition to the request. The assistant asks first, and shows the price.

  • Click Allow to make it.
  • Click Deny to stop it. You pay nothing for that action.

Read each request before you click Allow. A project from another person can contain text that tells the assistant to do things you did not ask for.

Undo or change a request#

  • To stop a request, click Stop. The changes made so far stay.
  • To remove every change from your last message, click Undo last request.
  • To change a message and run it again, click Edit on the message, change the text and click Save and re-run. This also removes the later conversation.

Start a new chat#

Each request sends the whole conversation again, so a long conversation costs more. Click New chat to start again. Your design does not change, but you cannot get the old conversation back.