New in version 17 · AI add-on

Copilot for punch!CAD

Describe the look and Copilot renders it over your drawing, without touching the geometry. Search 770,000+ parts in plain words. Ask your model why a blend failed.

⇆ Your drawingCopilot Render

prompt › Render my drawing of a 2D cutaway section piston using photorealistic materials and lighting. Do not render a 3D model, keep this as a 2D cross section.

Render styles

One wrench, six looks.

The same wrench, rendered in six of Copilot Render’s styles.

Wrench rendered in the Photo Rendered style — Photo Rendered

Wrench rendered in the Polymer style — Polymer

Wrench rendered in the Water Color style — Water Color

Wrench rendered in the Pencil Sketch style — Pencil Sketch

Wrench rendered in the Patent style — Patent

Wrench rendered in the Aged style — Aged

Copilot Professional

The AI design partner inside ViaCAD and SharkCAD.

Copilot Render Concept renderings from plain-language prompts, drawn over your 2D or 3D view without changing the geometry.
Part Finder Search 770,000+ ANSI, ISO and DIN parts in plain words — "ISO 4017 M6x20 hex bolts" — and drop them in.
Talk to your CAD data Ask about your own model — say, why a 0.6-inch blend fails on the selected part. BOM Notes give Copilot extra context.
Text to image Generate textures and backgrounds for photo rendering.
Part Creator Parametric gears, I-beams, ISO screws, sprockets and flanged nuts (ViaCAD Pro and SharkCAD).
Everything in Copilot Help Instant answers from the user guide, FAQs, videos and forum.

$299.99 a year · $899.99 for 3 yearsChoose Copilot Professional

Copilot Help

Answers in plain language, right where you draw.

Grounded answers Answers come from the official documentation, not guesswork.
In context Ask about the tool you are using without leaving the drawing.
30-day trial included Every ViaCAD and SharkCAD purchase starts with 30 days of Copilot Help.

$99.99 a yearChoose Copilot Help

Two ways to add Copilot

Copilot Help answers questions from the punch!CAD user guide, FAQs, tutorial videos and forum, right inside the application. Every ViaCAD and SharkCAD purchase includes a 30-day trial.

Copilot Professional adds Copilot Render, Part Finder, text-to-image, AI part creation and the ability to talk to your CAD data — plus everything in Copilot Help. It works in all five editions on Windows and Mac.

Renders are concept visualisations generated from your view and your prompt; your model is never changed.