Digital Twin

Digital Twin documents a set, installation or exhibition in three dimensions, together with the space around it. Scans and photographs form a dated record of its dimensions, layout and visible surfaces.

Production teams can return to this material to study an arrangement, check measurements or plan how the work might fit another venue. The survey also gives the venue a record of the areas included, for its own documentation and future projects.

Recording the work in place

Capture is planned while the work is installed, whether during setup, between performances or before dismantling. The studio agrees with the production team which arrangement to record, which areas need attention and when they can be accessed. The lighting conditions and configuration of the work are documented alongside the survey.

The required detail and accuracy are agreed around the intended use. Separate scans are aligned into a shared coordinate system and checked against independent measurements. The report records the method, the accuracy achieved and any areas that could not be captured reliably.

The work and its venue

The position of a set within a stage, or an installation within a room, helps explain how the work was presented. Recording the surrounding space keeps those relationships available for later study and adaptation.

The survey can also include areas the venue needs for its own documentation, such as the stage, auditorium or access routes. Its extent is agreed beforehand, and the venue receives the relevant material for future installations and changes to the space.

Permissions, restricted areas and the treatment of anyone captured incidentally are agreed before the survey. Public versions include only material cleared for release.

Preparing the record for future use

The measured data, the 3D model derived from it and the survey report are delivered together. Open, documented formats, including E57 for point clouds, allow the material to be used in compatible software beyond the tools used to create it.

Names, versions and relationships between files follow information-management principles drawn from ISO 19650. The documentation identifies the capture date, scale, coordinate system and any processing needed to understand the result.

A browsable walkthrough can be prepared as an access copy for the client or archive to host. The handover identifies its software and hosting requirements. This viewing copy remains separate from the measured data and the documentation used to assess it.

Working with the other services

Digital Twin can be commissioned on its own. When combined with Technical Drawings, the survey provides a measured basis for drawings and models that explain construction or venue adaptation. Data Management can connect surveyed elements and recorded camera positions to related files. Views derived from the model can support riders and dossiers prepared through Graphic Publishing.