--- title: "illoca – Architectural design at the speed of thought" url: https://stacklist.com/card/8d9b3df9-d6c9-4cef-9bee-7424ad508e28 source_url: "https://illoca.com/" stack: https://stacklist.com/c/products/stack/29fd7771-0cbd-4757-8044-f454abce0481 summary: "Illoca's Tracing Paper is an AI-native design platform that transforms architectural sketches, markups, and descriptions into production-ready BIM-compatible designs through intelligent iteration. It bridges creative exploration and technical production by accepting natural inputs like sketches and redlines to generate structured parametric 2D/3D schematics integrated with existing CAD workflows." tags: "ai-design, architecture, bim-cad, design-automation, sketch-to-model, architectural-software" key_entities: "Illoca (organization), Tracing Paper (technology), Augmented Sketch (technology), Adaptive Massing (technology), Prompted Plans (technology), Agentic Refinement (technology), Instant Facades (technology), Autodesk Revit (technology), Rhino (technology), BIM (concept), CAD (concept)" classification: "reference" content_hash: "sha256:c31d11f1d3ae69e848bd4446d40dd87f994120d9fd480f04795928331916a79f" acp_version: "0.2" token_counts_approximate: 1584 visibility: public agent_accessible: true status: "final" --- # illoca – Architectural design at the speed of thought X 0.00 Y 0.00 hello@illoca.com The intelligent canvas that thinks with you, not for you. architectural Design at the speed of thought Design at the speed of thought Design at the speed of thought Design at the speed of thought architectural K not software 1 Intents, Translated! Augmented Sketch Augmented Sketch Transform rough sketches, spatial diagrams, and existing plans into editable floor plans. Watch the demo Watch the demo K explore features 2 Ideas, Shaped! Adaptive Massing Adaptive Massing Convert sketches, reference images, and loose descriptions into BIM-compatible 3D massing. Watch the demo Watch the demo 3 Iteration, Orchestrated! Prompted Plans Prompted Plans Generate floor plan options or fill in unfinished areas with prompts. Watch the demo Watch the demo Create an office layout Generate Generate 4 Options, Multiplied! Agentic Refinement Agentic Refinement Mark up your intent, and illoca’s agents execute the layout edits. Watch the demo Watch the demo 5 Imagination, Realized! Instant Facades Instant Facades Explore facade options without manual modeling or scripting. Watch the demo Watch the demo to those who shape the world An Open Letter An Open Letter To those who shape the world, Design was never meant to happen through buttons, commands, and rigid workflows. It begins more naturally than that, through sketches, markups, references, conversation, and iteration. Through the back-and-forth between instinct and judgment that gives architecture its life. But for too long, that flow has been interrupted, asking you to translate, redraw, rebuild, and re-explain instead of simply design. We built Tracing Paper for the way this work actually happens: a place where intent can be expressed more directly, and where the production burden fades into the background. So you can explore more freely, refine more quickly, and stay closer to the ideas that matter most. This is for you. Pricing Get 1,000 starter credits when you sign up today. Explore $29.99 / person / month Everything in Free 3,000 credits per month More messages More floor plan / building generation More export quotas Early access to new features Sign up Sign up Team $59.99+ / team / month Everything in Explore Pooled team usage Member, permissions and billing management Multiplayer collaboration Enhanced Support, SSO and license management Join waitlist Join waitlist Enterprise Custom pricing Everything in Team Custom agents and enterprise features Enterprise-level security and controls Expanded usage based on different use cases 24/7 Priority Support, SLAs and custom legal terms Contact us Contact us Free plan includes 100 credits that refresh every month. FAQs need help? Frequently Asked Questions hello@illoca.com hello@illoca.com How does Tracing Paper differ from generic AI or conventional design tools? Tracing Paper is an AI-native design engine built for the controllability required by professional practice. It bridges the gap between creative exploration and technical production: Beyond Image-Based AI : Unlike generic tools that produce static pixels, Tracing Paper understands architectural intent. It generates structured, parametric 2D and 3D schematics that are design-ready. Rather than working through prompts alone, you iterate through sketches and markups, shaping outputs into functional, professional-grade design data. Enhancing Conventional Workflows : While conventional CAD and BIM software often require manual, high-effort translation of ideas, Tracing Paper accepts natural inputs—sketches, redlines, and texts—to generate design documentation in real time. It is designed to be integrated into existing ecosystems like Autodesk Revit and Rhino, meeting architects in their current workflow to streamline the transition from vision to execution. How does it work with my BIM/CAD workflow? Tracing Paper is an intelligent canvas that replaces the traditional hundred-button toolset with a workflow that mirrors how design studios actually work: sketching, marking up, and pinning ideas. It supports two modes: Ideate , where a rough sketch or verbal prompt becomes an immediate entry point for architectural drawings; and Iterate , where you refine concepts through redlines and markups while the system updates geometry and documentation in real-time. It is designed to be your "Thinking Interface," allowing you to export high-fidelity work directly into Autodesk Revit once your design is set. How accurate are the Agent's outputs, and do I need to learn complex AI prompting? Tracing Paper is built on a "Human-in-the-Loop" philosophy. You don’t need to be a "prompt engineer"—if you know how to redline a drawing or describe a change to a colleague, you know how to use Tracing Paper. While the Agent provides high-fidelity starting points for massing and floor plans based on real-world constraints, your professional judgment remains unmediated. You have full control to navigate tradeoffs between aesthetics, function, and client needs, ensuring the output is always a precision reflection of your intent. Who owns my design IP, and is my data used to train your models? You own your designs 100%. All outputs generated or refined within the platform are your intellectual property. We do not use your proprietary sketches, prompts, or project models to train our models. For our Enterprise partners, we offer additional security protocols, custom-trained models, and zero-data retention to ensure your firm’s proprietary design logic and "secret sauce" remain strictly confidential. How do credits work? Am I charged for every click? We believe in charging for professional output, not curiosity. You aren’t charged for navigation, sketching, or using the interface; credits are only consumed when the Agent performs high-value tasks including: Image Generation: 10 credits per image Agent Chats: 10 credits per turn Agent Edits: typically 5-50 credits, based on floor plan size and complexity Floor Plan Generation: typically 15-150 credits, based on floor plan size and complexity 3D Massing Generation: typically 10-120 credits, based on building size and complexity Exports: typically 10-100 credits, based on file format, building size and complexity To get started, every new user receives 1,000 free starter credits to experience the power of Tracing Paper firsthand.