"Reality Cloud Studio ... delivers a digital reality experience where anyone can build digital twins in a centralized cloud application." —Burkhard Boeckem, CTO, Hexagon
June 13, 2023 – Hexagon AB, the world leader in digital reality solutions, has launched an exciting new tool called Reality Cloud Studio. Powered by their HxDR platform, this innovative software is set to redefine how industrial plants create and use digital reality applications.
HxDR is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that offers a wide range of geospatial data services, making it easy for users to visualize, collaborate, and process data automatically. This powerful platform allows both Hexagon and its users to create custom apps tailored to their specific industry needs.
Reality Cloud Studio takes digital reality to the next level as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application built on the HxDR platform. Users can quickly upload reality capture data to the cloud for automated processing, creating photorealistic digital twins in no time. These digital twins can be securely shared with others, allowing real-time collaboration and immersive visualization without any prior training.
“Digital twins provide the context needed to create real-world simulations. They provide survey-grade dimensions to massive datasets, so even the most inaccessible measurements are at the user’s fingertips. Instant access to up-to-date 3D visuals of construction progress allows project managers to react to as-built conditions in real time — without being onsite,” said Burkhard Boeckem, CTO of Hexagon. “Reality Cloud Studio combines multiple Hexagon technologies to deliver a digital reality experience where anyone can build digital twins in a centralized cloud application.”
With Reality Cloud Studio, project stakeholders can collaborate simultaneously on any computer or mobile device with a web browser. In-field users can also easily upload data directly from compatible Leica BLK sensors, creating registered and meshed digital twins for on-site use with just a few taps on their smartphone or tablet.
This cutting-edge tool marks a significant advancement in Hexagon’s approach to building a central source for digital reality data. With essential tasks already automated for simplicity and user-friendliness, users can look forward to even more functionalities and features being added to Reality Cloud Studio in the future.