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Visualizations ​

Ask DotCraft to turn a comparison, an explanation, or a result into something you can explore, and it draws an interactive visualization inside the reply: a chart you can hover, a simulation you can play, or a set of design mockups to flip through.

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Ask for one ​

Describe what you want to see, such as "Chart our electricity use against last year" or "Show me why the Moon has phases," or invoke $visualize directly. DotCraft also draws one on its own when a picture explains something better than text.

Explore and refine ​

The view runs inside the conversation, so you explore it without leaving the thread. Ask for changes and DotCraft updates the same visualization; earlier replies that show it switch to the latest version. Choices you make in a visualization are kept when you return to the conversation, and DotCraft can take them into account in its next reply.

Compare design directions ​

Ask for mockups and DotCraft can put several designs in one view. Use the arrows under the preview to switch between them, and open Design controls to fine-tune colors, sizes, and layout. Add to message puts your changes in the message box, so DotCraft can carry them into the real design.

Use the view's actions ​

Hover a visualization to copy its current state as an image or open it fullscreen. Fullscreen pages through every visualization in the conversation with the arrow keys. A view can also send a follow-up, which waits for you to confirm the prompt first.

For calculators, quizzes, and other small tools built from Desktop's own controls, see Interactive answers.