Upload your first drawing & run Arc
Arcyon is built around a simple loop: upload your drawings, pick an agent, get a document. This tutorial walks you through your very first run — from a fresh account to your first downloadable estimate.
Step 1 — Create a project
From the dashboard, click New project in the top right. You'll be asked for:
- Project name — anything memorable, e.g. "Smith Residence" or "42 Queen Street."
- Site address — this is important. Arc uses the address to detect your jurisdiction (Australia, USA, Brazil, UK, etc.) and automatically applies the right building codes, cost data sources, and currency.
- Project type — residential, commercial, industrial, or civil.
Click Create project and you'll land inside your new workspace.
Step 2 — Upload drawings
On the left of the workspace is the Drawings sidebar. Drag and drop your PDF drawing set into the upload zone, or click to browse.
Arc accepts:
- PDF drawing sets (recommended — multi-page PDFs work best)
- Individual images (PNG, JPG, JPEG)
- Up to 25MB per file
Once uploaded, each drawing appears in the sidebar with a checkbox. Tick the boxes next to the drawings you want Arc to read. You can attach multiple drawings to a single conversation.
Tip: Arc reads floor plans, elevations, sections, site plans, and schedules. The more drawings you attach, the more complete your output will be.
Step 3 — Pick an agent
At the top of the workspace you'll see five agents:
- E — Estimator for cost estimates and proposals
- R — Report for progress reports, scope of works, inspections
- T — Take-Off for material quantity lists
- S — Scheduler for construction programmes
- C — Compliance for building code reviews
For your first run, start with Estimator.
Step 4 — Ask Arc (or use a template)
You have two ways to talk to Arc:
- Templates — pre-written prompts like "Full Proposal" or "Cost per m²". Click one to load it into the chat box.
- Free text — type anything in natural language. E.g. "Give me a cost per m² for the whole project, broken down by structure, envelope, and fit-out."
Press Send (or Enter).
Vague requests? Arc will ask
If your request is too vague (e.g. just "estimate this"), Arc pauses before generating and asks 3–4 quick questions about scope, your role (builder/client/consultant), whether you have engineering drawings, and the level of detail you want. This ensures the output is exactly what you need.
Step 5 — Download the document
After 30–90 seconds, Arc delivers a structured response with tables and headings. Below the response you'll see two buttons:
- PDF — beautifully formatted, branded, ready to send to a client.
- XLSX — spreadsheet version with formulas and formatting, perfect for editing.
You can also click Email to send the document straight to anyone (client, architect, engineer) from inside Arcyon.
You're done!
That's the full loop. From here you can:
- Upload more drawings to enrich the context
- Try the other agents (Report, Take-Off, Scheduler, Compliance) on the same drawings
- Upload your company's own document template under Templates — Arc will match that exact style on future outputs
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