SmartDraw lets you generate diagrams from natural language prompts using AI.
Simply click on the star or sparkle icon in the left bar to switch the SmartPanel to the SmartDraw AI view.
While in this view, you can use natural language prompts (and data) to have AI generate flowcharts, mind maps, org charts or timelines from any diagram template.
You can also generate floor plans if you start with a floor plan template. Please be aware that floor plan generation will NOT work from a regular diagram template.
Floor Plans
Generate conceptual layouts for homes, offices, and facilities or recreate existing buildings from measurements using SmartDraw’s floor plan notation.
Learn more about generating floor plans with AI.
Flowcharts
You can turn a simple description of a process into a flowchart that can serve as a starting point for documenting workflows. Let AI build the foundation your team can build on together. Add details and adjust logic all while collaborating in real time. It’s the easiest way to go from raw text to a process chart.
Learn more about generating flowcharts with AI.
Organizational Charts
You can use AI to generate an org chart automatically. Provide a list of roles or point to a public leadership team and SmartDraw can turn it into a structured organizational chart instantly. AI handles the layout while you focus on refining roles and reporting structures.
Learn more about generating organizational charts with AI.
Mind Maps
Hit the ground running by having AI turn a text prompt into an outline for your team’s next brainstorming session. AI can help your team identify themes and provide a solid structure you can edit and expand on in real time.
Learn more about generating mind maps with AI.
Timelines
Need a historical timeline and don’t know where to start? SmartDraw’s AI can easily generate the correct list of events and place them on a timeline. You can also provide a list of project milestones and get an a timeline generated automatically. Refine details and adjust dates and styling easily.
Learn more about generating timelines with AI.
Import Existing Data Option
As an alternative to natural language prompts, you can use any existing structured data to generate a diagram automatically. SmartDraw currently accepts Mermaid, CSV, SVG, floor plan notation, or VSON data.
Floor plan notation is SmartDraw's unique floor plan mark up language that allows you to turn simple measurements into a floor plan automatically. You can learn about Floor Plan Notation here.
VSON is SmartDraw's proprietary scripting language for generating diagrams. You can learn more about how to write it by reading the VSON cookbook or consulting the VSON reference guide.
Private Information and AI
SmartDraw's AI shares the prompts you enter with third-party LLMs (either OpenAI or Anthropic) for the purposes of generating a diagram. You should use caution when entering any personally identifiable information into the prompt as it will be sent to the LLM. However, SmartDraw is not submitting additional information about you, nor are the prompts used for training by the LLMs.
Turning Off AI
You can opt to turn off AI for your license using a simple on/off toggle located in MyAccount.