Oper8tor Documentation
Everything you need to get productive with Oper8tor, the AI workspace built for AEC. Chat with expert assistants, generate images, connect Autodesk Construction Cloud, and drive Revit, AutoCAD and MicroStation straight from the conversation.
Oper8tor is your team's AI workspace, built for architecture, engineering and construction. Instead of picking a raw AI model, you choose the assistant that fits the job, and Oper8tor runs the right model behind the scenes. On top of everyday chat, it connects to your design world: generate images, open Autodesk Construction Cloud models in 3D, and drive Revit, AutoCAD and MicroStation directly from the conversation.
Oper8tor runs in your browser at app.oper8tor.io. There is nothing to install to get started. An optional desktop companion, Oper8tor Link, lets the assistants reach the design software running on your own machine.
Creating your account & signing in
Access to Oper8tor comes with a seat. You do not sign up cold; your account is created when a seat is assigned to you, either by your company or when you buy a seat yourself.
Use the “Forgot password” link on the sign-in page and Oper8tor emails you a reset link.
The interface
The Oper8tor workspace has three main areas:
- Left panel – your conversation history, a search box, and the button to start a new chat.
- Assistant picker – at the top of the chat, where you choose the assistant for the task at hand.
- Chat area – where you type your message and read the reply.
Your account menu sits at the bottom of the left panel. From there you can see your credit balance, top up, download the desktop app, and sign out.
Your first conversation
Starting a conversation takes three steps.
You can copy any reply, ask the assistant to try again, or edit your own message and resend it. Each conversation keeps its full history, so the assistant remembers the context as you go.
Turn on Temporary chat to ask something without saving it to your history.
How assistants work
Oper8tor is built around assistants, not model names. You pick the assistant for the task — quick drafting, deep analysis, a second opinion, long documents — and Oper8tor chooses a leading model to run it (drawing on models from providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Google). You get the right tool for the job without having to track which model is best this week.
You can switch assistant at any time from the picker, including part-way through a conversation.
The assistants
These are the general-purpose assistants. Pick by what you are trying to do:
| Assistant | Best for |
|---|---|
| Oper8tor (default) | Everyday questions and quick drafting. Fast and economical. |
| Everyday | Day-to-day questions and writing. |
| Deep Work | Detailed analysis and longer reasoning tasks. |
| Most Capable | The hardest problems, where answer quality matters most. |
| Second Opinion | A different model's take on the same question. |
| Deep Reasoning | Careful, step-by-step problem solving. |
| Long Documents | Large documents and very long context. |
| Low Energy | Light, low-cost tasks. |
| Web Research | Current answers from the live web, with citations. |
Each assistant names the model it uses in its description, so you can always see what is powering an answer.
AEC expert assistants
Alongside the general assistants, Oper8tor includes specialist assistants grounded in AEC standards and practice. They are tuned to give answers in the language of the industry.
Conversations & history
Every conversation is saved in the left panel. From there you can:
- Search your history with the search box.
- Rename a conversation to find it again later.
- Bookmark conversations you want to keep close.
- Delete conversations you no longer need.
Your conversations are yours. They are not shared with, or visible to, other people in your workspace.
Saving prompts
If you find yourself typing the same instructions often, save them as a prompt. Build a personal library of reusable prompts and drop them into any conversation in a couple of clicks.
Uploading files
You can attach files to a message and the assistant will read them as part of the conversation. Drag a file onto the chat, or use the attach button next to the message box.
- Up to 5 files per message.
- Up to 10 MB per file.
Attached files are used as context for that conversation, so you can ask questions about a document, drawing schedule or spreadsheet you have shared.
Web research
When you need up-to-date information rather than a model's built-in knowledge, choose the Web Research assistant. It searches the live web and answers with current information, including links to the sources it used so you can check them.
Image assistants
Oper8tor includes assistants that create images. Pick one from the assistant picker and describe what you want.
- Image (Fast) – quick image generation.
- Image (Detailed) – higher-quality results.
- ChatGPT Image and Flux 2 – alternative image models for different styles.
Image generation draws on your credit balance, like the rest of your AI usage.
Architectural Render
The Architectural Render assistant turns a rough input into a polished image. Upload a hand sketch, a massing model screenshot or a site photo, describe the look you are after, and it produces a photoreal render.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
Autodesk Construction Cloud is available on the Oper8tor Business tier. If you do not see the Construction Cloud assistant, ask your administrator about upgrading.
Oper8tor connects to Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) and Autodesk Docs so you can work with your real project models in chat. You sign in with your own Autodesk account, and the assistant works only with the projects and files your account can already access.
Browsing your projects
Ask in plain language and the assistant navigates Construction Cloud for you:
- “List my projects”
- “Show the folders in the Riverside project”
- “Find the latest architectural model”
3D models in chat
Ask the assistant to preview a model and it opens an interactive 3D viewer right inside the conversation. You can orbit, zoom and select, without leaving Oper8tor.
With a model open, you can ask about it directly: find elements by category, read element properties, and list the sheets across a project.
Driving the model with AI
This is where Oper8tor goes further than a normal viewer. With a model open, ask the assistant to change what you see and it controls the viewer for you:
- By category – “isolate the walls”, “hide the ceilings”.
- By property – “show the windows on Level 1”, “select the doors with a one-hour fire rating”.
A banner shows what the AI did, and you can reset the view at any time.
Oper8tor Link
Oper8tor Link is an optional desktop companion that connects the design software on your computer to Oper8tor. With it installed, assistants can create, modify and query models in Revit, AutoCAD, MicroStation and Rhino running on your machine, and even launch those applications for you.
Download Oper8tor Link from the account menu in the web app (“Download desktop app”).
Connecting your desktop
Driving Revit, AutoCAD & MicroStation
Once Link is paired and your design app is open, ask the assistant to work in the live model. For example:
- “Set the fire rating on the selected walls to 60 minutes”
- “How many doors are on Level 2?”
- “Open Revit 2026”
The desktop application needs to be running for the assistant to reach it. MicroStation must be run as an administrator for the connection to work.
Seats & credits
Oper8tor is sold per seat. Each seat includes a monthly credit allowance that covers your AI usage, both chat and images. As you work, usage draws down your credits, and the allowance refreshes each month.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | £40 / seat / month | The full AI workspace: assistants, AEC experts, image generation, web research, desktop connectors, and a monthly credit allowance. |
| Business | Contact us | Everything in Personal, plus Autodesk Construction Cloud: 3D models in chat, model queries and the AI-driven viewer. |
Your current credit balance is shown in the account menu at any time.
Topping up
If you use your monthly allowance, you can top up from the account menu. Top-up credits carry over — they are not wiped when your monthly allowance refreshes.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Oper8tor runs in your browser at app.oper8tor.io. The only optional install is Oper8tor Link, if you want assistants to reach the design software on your own machine.
Oper8tor uses leading models from providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Google. You pick the assistant for the task, and Oper8tor chooses the right model to run it.
The assistants are curated and maintained for you. You can build your own personal library of prompts, and your administrator can arrange company-specific assistants.
Yes. Your conversations are private to you and are not shared with other people in your workspace. See Privacy & data for more.
You can top up from the account menu at any time, and your monthly allowance refreshes each billing period.
Construction Cloud is a Business-tier feature. Open the Construction Cloud assistant and sign in with your Autodesk account. See Autodesk Construction Cloud.
Yes, with Oper8tor Link installed and paired. See Driving Revit, AutoCAD & MicroStation.
Privacy & data
A short summary of how Oper8tor handles your information:
- Your account and conversations are stored so the service can work and so you can return to your history.
- Conversations are private to you and are not shared with other users in your workspace.
- Autodesk and desktop connections act as you. The assistant only reaches the projects and files your own account or machine can already access, and connections are scoped to your user.
- All traffic is encrypted over HTTPS.
For the full detail, see the AUTOM8LABS privacy policy.
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