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Archly guide

Upload your image, make your first result, compare and return to your work. Choose a task or tool below.

Edit

Change an image with a short instruction, or combine it with reference images.

What to connect

Choose Edit on the displayed image, or connect an image to an Edit card. Text, Assistant or List can supply its Prompt.

Steps

  1. Edit opens a compact composer against the displayed source. Write the change, check the model and estimated credits, then press Generate to create a connected Edit branch. Opening or closing the composer keeps the draft without generating.
  2. A connected Prompt is edited in its owning card and takes precedence over the local draft. Plain Edit adds no Keep choices or preset instructions. Existing preset selections stay visible and can be cleared; instruction helpers open under Instruction tools.
  3. Turn on Combine images in the Edit settings to attach images to one image socket. The first image is the source; later images are ordered references. Describe how the objects, materials or light should come together. Connecting images does not start analysis; the selected model interprets them when you Generate.
  4. For a regional change, choose Open Image Editor, paint the area and save the mask with a compatible model. The full editor also offers instruction review without calling a model. Saving the mask does not generate.
  5. Review the total credits and supported quality, thinking or resolution settings. Use the numbered slider to generate one to four results, inspect their separate cards and choose one to continue. Continue from result creates a clean Edit from a frozen copy of that output.

Same house, same view. Swap the facade to weathered red brick.

What you get
New edited results with their recorded source and instruction; the source remains in its own card.
What to keep in mind
Preservation and reference roles express intent, not guaranteed geometry or object fidelity. Model reference limits still apply. Pending image uploads block generation, and a missing Combine source cannot be replaced by another reference. Auto resolves to GPT Image 2.5 Flare Edit.
Architectural prompt examples

Anatomy of a strong prompt

Name the subject and geometry, then materials, light and camera. Give each sentence a clear purpose.

Two-storey timber house with a cantilevered upper volume. Warm larch cladding, black window frames. Golden hour, long soft shadows. Eye-level three-quarter view.

Iterate on your building

With an image connected to Edit, describe the change and what should stay. Inspect the result: a preservation instruction is not a guarantee.

Same house, same view. Swap the facade to weathered red brick.

Describe the masked result

Describe what should appear in the painted region, including material and light. Available mask controls depend on the engine.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing with slim bronze mullions

Address image slots

In Edit, image 1 is the source. Image 2 and later are references in the displayed order. Explain each image's role.

Place the building from image 1 into the red-marked area of image 2. Match perspective and scale.

Separate design and representation

A design style describes the architecture; watercolor or marker describes its representation. State which should change.

Describe film movement

Use camera verbs: orbit, push-in, rise and reveal. Choose an available duration. For 3D, use a clear view and inspect inferred surfaces.

Slow cinematic orbit around the building, dusk light

Populate with intent

Describe who uses the space, how busy it feels, and the light the figures should match.

A lively number of people: families with children, two cyclists. Late afternoon light.