How do I answer the AI's clarifying questions?
Quick answer: Open the Questions tab on your results, answer as many questions as you can, and click Submit & Get Fix Plan. On a pre-check, your answers rewrite the Action Items with specific instructions. On a corrections project, they fill the gaps in the Response Letter. It usually takes a couple of minutes.
Why there are questions
Some things can't be read from the plans, for example whether an existing wall is being removed, the actual distance to a property line, or whether a panel upgrade is part of the scope. The questions ask for those facts so the instructions don't have to hedge.
A pre-check without Your brief opens on Questions when it has unanswered questions. A review with Your brief uses that to-do list instead; see Use your brief. A corrections project shows the tab only when it has questions.
Steps
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Open the project and click the Questions tab. The tab shows how many questions are open.
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Questions are grouped: Must Fix, Check, and Ask City. Answer each one:
- Multiple choice — pick an option, or choose the write-in option and type in Specify....
- Numbers and measurements — type the value, for example
12 ft. - Open questions — type a short answer in Your answer....
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Click Submit & Get Fix Plan. You need at least one answer; you can skip the rest.
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Keep the tab open while it works. A progress card steps through Saving answers, Reviewing findings, Writing, and Finishing up.
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When it's done, click Go to Action Items (pre-check) or Go to Response Letter (corrections) to see the result. Your answers are listed underneath.
Changing an answer
Click Edit Answers, change what you need, and submit again. The action items or response letter are rewritten with the new answers.
Who sees your answers
They're saved on the project, so anyone you've shared it with sees the updated action items or letter. Nothing is sent to the city.