Cloud Architecture
Whiteboard to Diagram
Turn a hand-drawn whiteboard sketch into a professional cloud architecture diagram
AI Prompt
“I've uploaded a whiteboard sketch of our cloud architecture. Please convert it into a professional diagram with proper AWS icons and layout. The sketch shows a web app connecting to an API Gateway, which then triggers a Lambda function and stores data in DynamoDB.”
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Refine it with follow-up prompts
After generating the base diagram, use these prompts to iterate and add detail — the same way a real architect would refine a whiteboard sketch.
- 1
“Add a CloudFront CDN in front of the web app”
Try this follow-up - 2
“Show the private VPC boundary around the Lambda and DynamoDB”
Try this follow-up - 3
“Clean up the layout to use a top-to-bottom flow”
Try this follow-up
How AIDrawIO generates this diagram
- 1.You paste the prompt above into the chat input.
- 2.AIDrawIO sends it to your chosen AI model (GPT-5, Claude, or Gemini).
- 3.The model returns draw.io-compatible XML — rendered instantly in the canvas.
- 4.Export as SVG, PNG, or XML. Edit any element manually or with follow-up prompts.
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