Learn Vault Forge

Short lessons on every part of the app. Read the summaries below, then tap a lesson to see the steps.

Lesson summaries

01Getting started

Summary: Create your account, sign in, and start your first private invention.

  1. Tap Enter the vault and sign up with your email and a password.
  2. On the Inventions page, type a name for your idea and create it.
  3. Every invention is private to you unless you choose to share it.
02Designing with the AI studio

Summary: Describe your idea and the AI designs it, suggests specs, and offers ways to make it better than tools already out there.

  1. Open an invention and describe what it should do, its size, materials and who it is for.
  2. Press Enter. The AI answers with a design, specs and improvement ideas.
  3. Keep chatting to refine it — ask for lighter, cheaper, stronger or easier-to-use versions.
03The holographic 3D view

Summary: Watch your product assemble part by part in the middle of the screen as the AI builds it.

  1. Parts appear in the hologram as the AI names them, and fill the parts list beside it.
  2. Drag to rotate, pinch or scroll to zoom.
  3. Tap ▶ Show how it works to see moving parts act out their jobs with step captions.
04Editing parts by hand

Summary: Move, resize, recolor, add or remove any part yourself — the AI uses your changes next time.

  1. Tap a part in the hologram or the parts list to select it.
  2. Change its name, shape, color, position, size or rotation. Changes save on their own.
  3. Use Add, Duplicate or Delete. Editing pauses while the AI is still building.
05Prototype planner and costs

Summary: Get a parts list with quantities, costs and where to buy, plus step-by-step safe test instructions.

  1. Open the planner tabs to see the bill of materials and per-item and total costs.
  2. Check off tests as you complete them.
  3. Export the parts list as CSV or the plan as PDF, and review the cost from idea to marketing.
06Patent check

Summary: Compare your idea against similar existing ideas and get ways to make yours stand out.

  1. Open the Patent check tab and run it.
  2. Review the novelty risk, differentiation ideas and draft claim sentences.
  3. Results save with your invention. This is an AI estimate — confirm with a patent attorney.
07Revisions, sharing and history

Summary: Compare versions of your design, share safely, and see who opened what.

  1. Use revision compare to see what changed between versions.
  2. Share an invention as viewer or editor by email — only that invention is shared.
  3. Access history shows sign-ins and who viewed or edited your work.
08Launch workspace and resources

Summary: Plan marketing milestones, audiences and sales channels, and find patent, manufacturer and buyer resources.

  1. Open the Launch tab to set milestones, audiences and channels.
  2. Visit Resources for patents, copyright, manufacturers, marketing and patent buyers.
09Trial, lifetime access and security

Summary: 3 days free, then $49.99 one time. Your vault locks itself when you step away.

  1. New accounts get 3 days of full access; after that one invention stays open.
  2. Buy lifetime access once for $49.99 to unlock everything. Use Restore on a new device.
  3. The app locks after 15 minutes without activity. Tap Lock to leave right away.