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Ask questions about a project

Builds answers from project documents so you can find specification details, sheet notes, and related information without leaving Bobyard.

  1. Open Takeoff for the project.
  2. Open the BobGPT chat panel (control labeled Open BobGPT chat).
  3. If prompted, add or select chat files / project documents so BobGPT has a knowledge base.
  4. Ask a question about the current project or documents.

Empty state (edit mode): Build a project knowledge base from your documents and get quick answers with BobGPT.

View-only: Review the existing chat files or ask a question about the current project.

Some projects also expose document Q&A at /chat/{projectUUID} with a document tree, uploads, and question input.

Bob GPT in submittals / Product Data Library

Section titled “Bob GPT in submittals / Product Data Library”

Inside submittal workflows, Bob GPT can help find specs and answer questions against product documents. If history fails to load, you may see Unable to load Bob GPT history.

BobGPT returns an answer grounded in the documents available to the chat. If it cannot answer, it indicates that it could not find the information.

Message What to try
Feature not enabled. / chat unavailable Ask your account manager to enable chat for your company.
Unable to load Bob GPT history. Refresh and retry.
Bob GPT could not answer… Attach/select the right documents and ask a more specific question.