What the AI assistant is
The GorkyCAD AI assistant is a set of helpers built into the editor rather than a separate chatbot you have to leave the project to use. It brings 51 functions into the same browser-based workspace where you draw plans, single-line diagrams and panels.
That placement matters. Because the assistant sits inside the tool, it works with the same project you are editing instead of a description of it. You stay in one place — no exporting a file, pasting text into another window and copying a result back.
It is best understood as assistance, not automation. It reduces the friction of using a CAD tool and of working through the associated calculations, while the engineering decisions remain yours.
Because it lives in the browser alongside the model, it is available wherever you open the project. On a laptop at the office, on a tablet on site or on a second machine, the assistant arrives with the editor and the design rather than needing its own setup.
How it fits an electrical design workflow
Electrical design moves through recognisable stages: understand the brief, lay out the installation, size the circuits, document the result. The assistant is designed to help across those stages rather than to replace any one of them.
- Getting started — understanding the interface and where common tasks live.
- Working through the model — help while you place boards, routes and final circuits.
- Interpretation — making sense of calculated results and the standards they refer to.
- Documentation — support as you prepare the outputs the client will receive.
Because the assistant is part of the same app, it is available wherever you open the project while you are online; offline PWA work keeps design, calculations and saving available, but the assistant itself needs a connection.
The important point is that the assistant follows the project rather than the reverse. You do not pause the design to consult a separate tool and then re-enter what you learned. Help and work happen in the same window, on the same data, which keeps a long job moving instead of breaking it into disconnected steps.
Where the assistant helps most
The clearest way to judge an assistant is by the tasks it shortens. The table below maps common job stages to the kind of help the assistant offers.
| Stage | Type of help |
|---|---|
| Learning the tool | Guidance on where to find tasks and how the workflow fits together |
| Layout | Assistance while building the model from a single source |
| Calculations | Help interpreting the 70+ calculations the tool performs |
| Standards | Context around the IEC 60364 checks applied to the design |
| Documentation | Support while preparing exports and the PDF document set |
The pattern is consistent: the assistant smooths the path through work you are already doing, rather than adding a parallel process.
The assistant and the engineering checks
It is important to separate two things. The calculations and standards checks are performed by the tool itself, drawing on the model — short-circuit current, voltage drop, heating, selectivity and IEC 60364 checks among them. The assistant helps you understand and act on those results.
That division keeps the arithmetic deterministic and the judgement human. You are not trusting a generated number; you are using the assistant to interpret numbers the design already produced, and then deciding what to do.
For a designer learning a new standard or a new type of installation, that context is often the difference between staring at a result and knowing what it means.
This separation is a feature, not a limitation. It means the numbers you rely on do not depend on a conversation going well. The calculation runs the same way every time, the standard check is applied the same way, and the assistant simply helps you read the outcome clearly.
What the assistant will not do
A realistic view of any assistant includes its limits, and these are deliberate.
- It does not take responsibility for the design — professional accountability stays with the engineer.
- It does not replace the calculations or the standards checks; those run on the model.
- It is not a substitute for experience on unusual or non-standard installations.
- It works within GorkyCAD, not as a general-purpose tool for unrelated tasks.
Used with that understanding, the assistant is a productivity aid: it helps you move faster and learn the tool, while every output still passes through your review and approval.
Getting the most from the assistant
Like any tool of its kind, the assistant rewards a little method. The designers who get the most from it treat it as a knowledgeable colleague sitting next to them, not as a button that does the job.
- Start with a real project rather than a test drawing, so the help applies to work you care about.
- Ask about the step you are on instead of skipping ahead — context makes the answer more useful.
- Cross-check anything that affects safety against the standard and your own judgement.
- Let it explain a result rather than simply accept it, so you learn the reasoning as you go.
Used this way, the assistant shortens the learning curve for newcomers and removes small recurring frictions for experienced designers, without ever standing between the engineer and the decision.
Next steps
The most direct way to judge the assistant is to use it on a real project. Build a small installation in the browser, let the model drive the calculations and the documentation, and call on the assistant when a step is unclear.
You can start free, with no card required, and see how the assistant fits the way you work before you commit to anything.
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FAQ
Is the AI assistant a separate app?
No. It is built into the GorkyCAD editor with 51 functions, so it works alongside the project you are editing instead of in another window.
Does the assistant do the calculations for me?
The calculations run on the model itself. The assistant helps you understand the results and the standards they relate to, while the engineering decisions stay with you.
Can I use the assistant offline?
No. Offline PWA work keeps the editor, design, calculations and saving available, but the AI assistant is server-side and needs an internet connection.
Does the assistant replace my judgement?
No. It is an aid that shortens routine work. It does not take professional responsibility, so every design output still goes through your review and approval.