AI workflows10 min

Voice-driven modeling

Voice is a first-class input in HelioCad. This walkthrough shows how to model hands-free, which is ideal when your hands are busy at the bench.

Before you start

1
Enable the microphone
Tap the microphone in the chat panel and grant your browser permission to listen.
2
Speak a request
Talk through the change exactly as you would type it — add a 12 mm boss on the front face. HelioCad transcribes it and treats it like any prompt.
Tip: Speak in the same specific style you would type: shape, size, units, and the face it belongs to.
3
Chain changes hands-free
Keep talking through follow-ups — thicken the wall; add a 2 mm fillet on that edge — without touching the keyboard.
4
Confirm visually
Watch the viewport update after each request and correct by voice if anything landed differently than you meant.
5
Switch back anytime
Voice and typing are interchangeable. Drop back to the keyboard for anything fiddly and pick voice back up when your hands are full.

A hands-free modeling loop that keeps you designing while you work at the bench.

Image-to-model

Open a workspace and build it as you read. It runs in your browser — no install required.