AI technical manual writer, researched from your product and your files
A good manual starts with the product, not with a template. Tell INKFLOW the make and model, a Rational iCombi Pro, a Dyson V15, a 2021 Ford Transit, and it researches that exact product first: the manufacturer's own manuals and specification sheets, recalls and safety notices, then reputable sources to fill the gaps.
Add the files you already have: CAD (STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG), 3D-print files (STL, 3MF, OBJ, G-code), drawings, PDFs, Word and Excel parts lists, photos. Parts lists, drawings and views are read from them and placed in the manual as figures. Then it writes the manual, operating procedure or technical specification to recognised documentation practice.
Start a technical manualHow it works
- 1Name the product, add your filesMake and model, a few lines on who the manual is for, and any CAD, drawings, PDFs or notes. Files stay private to your order.
- 2Researched, then writtenThe product and the current regulations and standards that apply are researched first. Every researched fact is tagged with its source, and safety-critical values are only taken from the manufacturer's own documents.
- 3Delivered ready to approveWord and PDF with diagrams and your figures, a document control page, a traceability report, and a quick-reference card, competency sign-off, audit checklist and staff quiz.
What makes it different
Every value traced
Each measured value in the document, from torques and temperatures to intervals and doses, is checked against your material and the researched sources. Anything that cannot be traced is listed for your reviewer before sign-off.
Diagrams drawn for you
Process flows, decision trees and escalation routes are drawn as diagrams; views from your CAD files and drawings are placed beside the steps that need them.
Never invents your facts
Missing values come back as marked placeholders that say where they must come from, such as [torque value - from the manufacturer's specification], never as guesses.
Built to documentation standards
Task-based structure, safety messages placed before the hazardous step with the right signal word, and wording that follows IEC/IEEE 82079-1, ANSI Z535.6 and ASD-STE100 practice. Plain English, Easy Read or Simplified Technical English on request.
Twenty-four document types
Vehicle workshop manuals, equipment and appliance manuals, software and IT guides, HACCP and food-safety manuals, laboratory SOPs, aircraft maintenance task cards, clinical guides and more, each written to its own conventions.
Kept up to date
Every document carries a review date. A month before it, you get one email offering to check it against current guidance and update it.
Audio too
Any manual can be narrated: steps numbered aloud, warnings first, tables read row by row, and "see figure 3.2" wherever the written version has a picture.
How a researched fact and a missing fact come back
5.2 Descale the steam generator when the display shows the descaling prompt [R3].
5.3 Tighten the door hinge screws to [torque value - from the manufacturer's service manual].
Questions
Can I send CAD files?
Yes. STEP and IGES assemblies give a parts list and hidden-line and exploded views with numbered balloons; DXF and DWG drawings, 3D-print files (STL, 3MF, OBJ, PLY, GLB, G-code) and BIM models (IFC) are read too. Native SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA or Revit files cannot be read directly: you get the exact export steps for STEP or IFC.
Which other file formats can I send?
PDF (including scanned pages), Word, Excel and CSV parts lists, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, RTF, EPUB, HTML and Markdown; DITA, DocBook, S1000D data modules, InDesign IDML and FrameMaker MIF; Visio, draw.io, BPMN and SVG diagrams; Gerber, KiCad and Eagle electronics; photos (JPEG, PNG, HEIC); and MP4 or MOV walkthrough videos, whose narration is transcribed. Up to 95 MB a file and 40 files an order.
Do you research my exact model?
Yes. Name the make and model and it is researched before writing: the manufacturer's documentation first, then recalls and safety notices, then reputable sources. You receive the list of sources with the document.
What formats do I get?
An editable Word document and a PDF, with diagrams and figures embedded, plus the companion pieces and reports, each in Word and PDF.
Is it ready to use when it arrives?
Have a competent person check and approve it first, as with any manual. The traceability report and document control page are there to make that review quick. We can also quote for a qualified human reviewer.
Can I try it first?
Yes. The opening section of a manual, SOP or technical specification is written free, with no account.