bananaz launches AI design agent for mechanical engineers

bananaz has launched bananaz Design Agent, the first AI agent built specifically for mechanical engineers. This isn’t another generic chatbot, it’s a specialized tool that understands mechanical logic, CAD files, and engineering standards.

Built for the complexity of mechanical engineering

While general AI tools excel at broad applications, mechanical engineering presents challenges that require specialized capabilities.

True design understanding through AI, computer vision and advanced algorithms

bananaz Design Agent processes text descriptions and interprets design files using computer vision and specialized algorithms.

When a CAD file or technical drawing is uploaded, the agent reviews:

3D geometries and their spatial relationships
Drawing annotations and dimensions
Assembly hierarchies and part dependencies
Material specifications and manufacturing notes
Tolerance callouts and GD&T symbols
Team communication history throughout the design and decision-making process
Company best-practice rules, including both formal guidelines and informal tribal knowledge.

The agent brings together different pieces of information to form a clear understanding of the design. It interprets lines, dimensions, and parts in the context of the overall engineering intent.

It’s like having a virtual mechanical engineering expert on your team, 24/7, where decades of engineering expertise are just one question away.

Context-aware engineering analysis

Unlike tools that work with isolated information, the Design Agent maintains full context across the entire project. It understands how design decisions in one component affect the whole assembly, how tolerance changes impact manufacturability, how material choices influence performance, and how company as a whole designs, operates, and evolves, leveraging past work, existing components, and collective design history.

This contextual understanding ensures each answer is based on the design files provided. The agent reviews the files and offers recommendations relevant to the project.

Here’s what can be done with bananaz Design Agent

The bananaz Design Agent helps streamline mechanical design tasks by allowing users to:

Talk to your design

With bananaz design agent, CAD files or technical drawings can be uploaded, and questions can be asked in plain language:

“What DFM issues should I address before manufacturing?”
“Can I replace any custom parts with shelf components?”
“Perform a tolerance analysis and identify unnecessarily tight tolerances”
“I need general improvements – what do you recommend?”
“How should I update my drawing to comply with the company standards?”

Instant DFM and mechanical design checks

The agent applies manufacturing and design rules in real time, flags violations, and supports cost optimization and production readiness directly within both 2D and 3D CAD. Check the demonstration video in this article.

Shelf components assembly matching

The agent can search for shelf components and perform cost comparisons on your behalf. It automatically:

Matches standard parts and fasteners to your design
Identifies suitable suppliers
Provides cost insights
Verifies fit while considering all design constraints

Automated tolerance analysis

Generate comprehensive tolerance stack-up reports to ensure assemblies meet their functional requirements before reaching production. The agent provides: