# Pilot Space Knowledge Base

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<summary>How do I use this site?</summary>

The "wiki" section on the left contains information on all of our machines and tools.

* **Searching:** this site features both a traditional search function and a machine learning powered search (the "Lens" button in search). This is a feature of Gitbook, and uses an AI language model trained on the content of this site. The output at times will be completely inaccurate or otherwise misleading - please consult the "Answer based on x sources" at the base of the answer to back up its response.
* [Machine Documentation](/knowledge-base/wiki/machine-documentation.md)contains information on the machines themselves
  * General usage instructions
  * Maintenance
  * Material restrictions
  * Any "helper" machines are located in the category of their related main machine. For example, the [Stratasys Support Cleaning Apparatus](/knowledge-base/wiki/machine-documentation/3d-printing/stratasys-support-cleaning-apparatus.md) docs are located in the [3D Printing](/knowledge-base/wiki/machine-documentation/3d-printing.md) section.
* [Software](/knowledge-base/wiki/software.md) contains:
  * download links, installation notes, initial setup guides
  * **Guides that will be re-used**
    * example: under CAD -> Solidworks, [Solidworks](/knowledge-base/wiki/software/machine-agnostic/solidworks.md#exporting-an-svg)

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<summary>Contributing</summary>

If you want to note incorrect information or make minor changes, please send an email to <pilotspace@up.edu> and include:

* Subject with brief descriptor: "Gitbook change request: \[issue]"
* The link to the page with the issue
* The issue itself (ex: "x is worded poorly" or "x is incorrect")
* The correction (ex: "change \[x] to \[y]" or "rephrase \[a] to clarify that \[b]" etc)

If you'd like to add a page, etc, just make a more detailed version of the above example.

Please do not use this format to inquire about how to use a specific machine - this is for corrections only. If you just need help using a machine, please talk to a Pilot Space Assistant directly!

If you wish to become a **contributor**, please send an email to <pilotspace@up.edu>. This would be a very rare approval - the most likely response is a request to submit the files you'd like to contribute, but in special cases it may be approved.

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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://pilotspace.gitbook.io/knowledge-base/pilot-space-knowledge-base.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.