We've shipped a major upgrade to the Doclio AI Assistant. The biggest change: it now compares drawing revisions for you, automatically, in the background — so when you ask "what changed?", the answer is already waiting.
What's new
Automatic revision comparison. When a new revision lands, Doclio renders both pages, sends them to the Doclio AI, and saves a structured summary — categorised as design changes, title block only, or no changes. Ask the assistant "what changed in the latest revisions?" and it pulls the cached answer instantly, no re-rendering, no wait.
Drawing-aware chat. Ask about your project in plain English. "What are my overdue RFIs?" "Find the annotation about the slab reinforcement." "Who's approved the latest cladding drawings?" The assistant answers using your real project data and links back to the specific drawing or annotation it pulled from.
Pro mode. For sheets where a standard comparison isn't enough, flip the Pro mode toggle. Doclio runs a more thorough investigation on the pair, plus a pixel-level diff overlay, catching subtle changes a default scan might miss.
Web search fallback. When the assistant can't find something in your data or knowledge base, it offers to search the web , returning results with source links so you can verify. If the install manual for the oven is not in your project, the electrician can use the model number from your drawings to find a result on the web.
Search Support for free: Doclio knows when you are asking for support. The assistant can answer any questions about using the app too. Support questions are not counted against your AI credits.
Why it matters
Projects contain weeks, months or even years of information. Sorting through the stack of drawings and documents can be time consuming and often lead to errors and oversights because of outdated information or sheer information overload. The AI assistant can assist your team in finding the relevant information when they need it
Revision reviews are the single most time-consuming job on most jobs. Go from hours of manual overlay work (or being overlooked) to fifteen minutes of spot-checking the sheets the AI flagged as design changes. Title-block-only updates get filtered out automatically, so your team isn't chasing ghost changes.
Credits, not seats
Every Doclio plan includes a monthly AI credit grant — 20 a month on Starter (60 in your first month) through 10,000 on Professional, unlimited on Enterprise. Text questions cost 1 credit. A standard revision comparison costs 3 credits per drawing pair, a Pro mode (deep dive) comparison 15. Cached lookups are free.
You can also ask the assistant for help with the app, and all support queries are free.
If you burn through your monthly allocation, top-up packs are available as one-time purchases from Settings → Billing → AI Credits. No subscription add-on, no surprise bills.
How to try it
- Open any project and click the lightbulb icon in the top-right corner to open the assistant (AI Assistant), or if you're logged in, click the AI assistant on this page.
- Ask it something about your project — "what's overdue?", "summarise recent revisions", "find annotations about waterproofing".
- Watch the credit balance in the header. It turns amber when you're running low so there are no nasty surprises.
The assistant is available on every Doclio plan, including the free Starter tier. If you haven't tried it yet, open your project and give it a question — you'll see why it's become our most-used feature.
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