--- title: "What's new in Arkio 3.0 · Arkio" description: "Arkio 3.0, released October 18, 2026: an AI design agent in your browser, with Live render, AI renders and video, your own models, and design sessions by link." url: https://www.arkio.is/whats-new/ --- 3.0: Our biggest update yet · Released October 18, 2026 # Design with an AI agent, right in your browser. Arkio 3.0 is rebuilt around an AI design agent. Describe or sketch an idea and watch it become a real 3D model you can measure, change and walk through. See it rendered as you work, turn it into films, and bring everyone in with a link. [Start designing](https://app.arkio.is) [See plans and credits](https://www.arkio.is/pricing/) _Picture: AI render of a curved mixed-use building on a street corner, with balconies and shops, made from the 3D model in the corner (inset: The 3D model it was rendered from, in Arkio)_ ![AI render of a timber cabin interior with a fireplace and big windows onto a lake](https://www.arkio.is/_astro/s3-cabin-inside-render.CdFNnHCZ_Z2rBRKy.webp) Interiors ![AI render of a water treatment plant with blue tanks behind a glass façade](https://www.arkio.is/_astro/s3-water-render.EyFEZa1L_ZObQnj.webp) Infrastructure ![AI render of a new city block from the air, around a central square](https://www.arkio.is/_astro/s3-city-aerial-render.3Qhp1fup_29Opaj.webp) Masterplans ![AI render of an open kitchen with an island and bar stools](https://www.arkio.is/_astro/s3-kitchen-render.DkzMugyw_1MD7kM.webp) Homes - **An AI design agent** that models with you - **Live render**, AI renders and AI video - **Your models** from Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Archicad and Navisworks - **Design together** from one link 01 · The design agent ## An agent that designs with you. Start from a sketch, a few sentences, photos, a floor plan, a room program or an existing model, and the agent builds it in 3D while you watch. Ask for options, compare them and keep what works. Take over by hand whenever you like. **Start from anything.** Mix sketches, words, photos and plans in one conversation. **Follow the agent.** Watch it model step by step, from any angle. **Real geometry.** Areas, heights and storeys are measured from the model, not guessed. _Illustration: The agent building a house step by step from a sketch and a brief, with Follow agent switched on_ 02 · Live render, AI renders and AI video ## See how it will really look, while you design. Switch on Live render and the view is rendered as you and the agent design. Make AI renders in any style, from any angle, and turn the model into walkthrough films. Every picture is made from your real 3D model, so it shows the design you actually have. **Live render.** Updates as you change a window, a material or a whole wing. **Any style.** Photoreal, watercolor, pencil and more, true to the model. **AI video.** Ask for a film, with people walking through the design. _Illustration: Live render of a modern villa with a pool that updates while the agent widens the upper-floor glazing, with the 3D model inset_ 03 · Your own models ## Bring in the model you already have. Open models from Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Archicad and Navisworks, with their layers and BIM data, and review them with the agent. Try new options on top, then export back to Revit, Rhino or SketchUp. Nothing has to be redrawn. **Layers and BIM data.** Show what matters and ask the agent to find the rest. **Movable objects.** Optimize layouts with objects from our Revit, Rhino, SketchUp and Archicad plugins. **Built for big models.** FlexCell, our own engine, keeps large scenes fast and editable. _Illustration: A Revit model brought into Arkio: the agent has hidden the furniture layer, flagged a corridor under 1.2 m wide and placed a timber study on the garden side to compare_ 04 · Together ## One link brings everyone in. Share a design with a link. Clients, consultants and contractors open it in the browser, with nothing to install. Design together live, with up to 12 people on Team, or leave notes and talk in the group chat. Everyone has their own agent. **Share with a link.** Choose who can view and who can edit. **Notes in the model.** Pinned to the spot, with a thread for each. **Live design sessions.** 1:1 on Plus, up to 6 people on Pro and 12 on Team. _Illustration: A water treatment plant shared by link, set to Can edit, with the owner, the engineer and the contractor talking about a walkway between the tanks in the group chat_ 05 · Step inside ## Walk through it before it's built. Walk through your design at eye level, on a computer, an iPad or a phone, and see it in context at full scale. Every view can become a render or a film. **Walk mode.** Move through the design like you are already there. **On any screen.** In the browser on a computer, an iPad or a phone. **VR is coming.** A re-imagined VR version of Arkio 3.0 is coming soon. _Illustration: Walking down a street in a new city block in walk mode, with the AI render of the view and the same view in Arkio inset_ Made in Arkio 3.0 ## From a kitchen to a cement plant. Every render here was made in Arkio 3.0 from the 3D model in its corner: the same massing, openings and materials, in a few clicks. - **A villa with a pool:** Picture: AI render of a modern two-storey villa with a pool, made from the model in the corner (inset: The 3D model it was rendered from, in Arkio) - **Town houses:** Picture: AI render of a row of classical town houses along a street (inset: The 3D model it was rendered from, in Arkio) - **An industrial plant:** Picture: AI render of a cement plant with a steel preheater tower, silos and a rotary kiln (inset: The 3D model it was rendered from, in Arkio) - **Inside the plant:** Picture: AI render inside a treatment hall with blue tanks and orange pipes (inset: The 3D model it was rendered from, in Arkio) - **A city block from above:** Picture: AI render of a city block from straight above, with courtyards and a central square (inset: The 3D model it was rendered from, in Arkio) - **A kitchen renovation:** Picture: AI render of a bright kitchen with a timber island and a dining table (inset: The 3D model it was rendered from, in Arkio) And more ## Everything else that's new. **Full Boolean modeling.** Add, subtract and intersect shapes to sculpt anything, by hand or with the agent. **Sections and sun studies.** Cut through the model and check sun and shadow through the day and the year. **Undo anything.** Nothing is baked in. Every change can be undone, even after more work is built on it. **Choose your AI model.** Pick the AI model and how hard it thinks, for speed or for depth. **Live voice mode.** Talk with the agent out loud while you design, and ask it to make changes as you go. **Connect your own agents.** Soon on Pro and Team: let agents like Codex model in Arkio through MCP, an open standard. ### Hand off when you're ready for detail. **Bring in your models for context:** Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Archicad, Navisworks **Hand off when you're ready for detail:** Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, OBJ, GLB Why web first ## So anyone can open Arkio with a link. Until now, getting the most out of Arkio meant a headset or an app. With 3.0 the whole experience starts in your browser, on the laptop, tablet or phone you already have. That makes it easier to try, easier to share and easier to bring everyone into the design. XR is still at the heart of Arkio. 3.0 already runs on iPad in the browser, a native iPad app comes next, and a re-imagined VR version with the agent at its core is coming soon. Roadmap ## Web first. Then everywhere. 1. **Web** (Available now): Since October 18, 2026: the full 3.0 experience with the design agent, Boolean modeling, Live render and AI video, in any browser, iPad included. 2. **iPad app** (Coming next): 3.0 already runs on iPad in the browser. A native iPad app comes next, for sketching with a pencil and reviewing on the go. 3. **VR** (Coming soon): A re-imagined VR version of Arkio 3.0, with the agent at its core. Already using Arkio? See the plan for the 2.3 apps and your move to 3.0. [The Arkio 2.3 apps](https://www.arkio.is/download/) Questions ## Good to know. ### When was Arkio 3.0 released? Arkio 3.0 was released on October 18, 2026\. It runs in the web browser at app.arkio.is, on a computer, an iPad or a phone. ### What's the biggest change in Arkio 3.0? An AI design agent. Describe what you want, sketch it or upload a photo, a floor plan, a room program or a model, and the agent builds a real 3D model you can measure, change, share and walk through. Live render, AI renders and AI video then show it as it will look. ### Do I need to install anything? No. Arkio 3.0 runs in the browser. Open app.arkio.is, sign in and start designing. People you share with open a link and need nothing installed either. ### What does it cost to try? Starter is free for designing by hand. The AI uses credits: buy a credit pack with no subscription, or choose a plan with credits every month. Our launch discount gives you 1,000 AI credits for $12 instead of $20, one per account. ### Can I bring in my Revit, Rhino or SketchUp model? Yes. Every plan imports images and 3D files like GLB and OBJ. Pro and Team add models from Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Archicad and Navisworks, with their layers and BIM data, and you can export back to Revit, Rhino and SketchUp when you are ready for detail. ### I use Arkio today. What happens to my account? All existing Arkio users will be moved to Arkio 3.0 at no additional cost. The Arkio 2.3 apps for VR, PC, Mac, iOS and Android stay free to use while we move. Questions? Email support@arkio.is. ### When does Arkio 3.0 come to iPad and VR? Arkio 3.0 already works on iPad in the browser. A native iPad app comes next, followed by a re-imagined VR version. We will share dates as they firm up. ## Try Arkio 3.0 now. It runs in your browser. Describe your first idea below. Start designing: [open the Arkio web app](https://app.arkio.is/?prompt=A%20garden%20studio%20with%20a%20green%20roof) and describe your idea, for example “A garden studio with a green roof”. The design agent uses AI credits. More ideas to try: A 3-bedroom family house; Open up my kitchen; A primary school for 300 pupils; Massing for a mixed-use block. AI credits required · Runs in your browser · No 3D skills needed ![An office fit-out in colour inside a grey building](https://www.arkio.is/_astro/ill_office.DiY4d2bC.svg) --- Arkio: Arkio turns sketches, words and floor plans into real 3D designs with an AI agent. Share a link, then walk through it before anything is built. Start designing at https://app.arkio.is. All pages for AI agents: https://www.arkio.is/llms.txt