Spatial baseline
Create a dated geometric reference of the visible areas captured.
Digital Twins
Create a spatial baseline for your digital-twin workflow.
Use captured geometry and visual context as inputs to an asset’s digital record. Plan how the spatial baseline will be modeled, linked to asset information, and updated throughout the project.
The project challenge
Connect captured geometry with the information people use.
A useful digital record needs a purpose, ownership, and an update process. Define which decisions depend on the spatial data and how that data will relate to asset identifiers, documents, and the platform used by the team.
Useful deliverables
Define the record your team needs.
Asset context
Agree which identifiers, documents, and attributes must accompany the geometry.
Update-ready records
Define ownership, reference coordinates, and a method for later recapture.
From planning to handover
A workflow for digital twins.
- 01
Define the decisions
Identify the assets, users, platform, and required level of detail.
- 02
Capture the baseline
Record accessible geometry with planned coverage and reference information.
- 03
Prepare and connect
Process outputs and complete the agreed modeling and asset-linking work.
- 04
Maintain the record
Assign update responsibilities and document revisions and capture dates.
Project requirements
Agree these requirements before capture.
- Platform requirements. Confirm exchange formats and supported representations before collecting data.
- Information scope. Specify what must be modeled or linked beyond the point cloud.
- Coordinates. Agree reference systems and alignment with existing asset information.
- Lifecycle updates. Plan how new observations and changes will be reviewed and versioned.
Relevant systems
Choose around the capture task.
Cobra S & X
Evaluate MX-Fusion colorized point clouds and supported 3D Gaussian outputs for the intended visualization workflow.
Explore Cobra S & X →Pentra
Consider portable capture of connected spaces when building or refreshing the baseline.
Explore Pentra →Radix
Assess 360° capture around complex visible equipment and infrastructure.
Explore Radix →Evaluate the selected hardware and processing configuration using the project’s environment, required detail, and deliverables.
Related reading and resources
Explore the evidence and supporting workflow.
Underground parking project
Explore a project that uses captured geometry for spatial documentation.
Explore Underground parking project →Choose the representation
Compare point clouds, meshes, and downstream deliverables.
Explore Choose the representation →Existing-condition capture
Plan the capture and modeling brief for a building project.
Explore Existing-condition capture →Digital Twins questions
Does the scanner provide a complete digital-twin platform?
The scanner and processing workflow provide spatial inputs. Asset linkage, operational data, platform integration, and ongoing updates need their own project scope.
Which representation should we use?
Choose around the receiving platform and task. Point clouds, meshes, and visualization outputs have different uses and software requirements.