Visualise the unbuilt with Outer Realm in Igloo Shared VR
19th August 2020
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Displaying digital twins inside an Igloo and fast-tracking digital transformation
What we learned at Towards Digital Twins and Factory 4.0
In September, the Igloo team were invited by Severn Partnership to contribute to a day exploring the latest digital approaches to construction, engineering and manufacturing at the University of Wolverhampton, at an event called Towards Digital Twins and Factory 4.0.
The event was a fantastic opportunity to revisit the Igloo at the University’s National Brownfield Institute, to explore developments in data capture and digital twins and demonstrate how our operating system for immersive rooms – known as Igloo Core Engine – is ideal for visualising many of the BIM, digital twin and 3D design tools that are powering digital transformation.
The Igloo at the National Brownfield Institute
The National Brownfield Institute at the University of Wolverhampton is a world-class centre dedicated to supporting land remediation and regeneration across the Black Country, West Midlands.
As part of its remit to support local, regional and national businesses, the NBI hosts a whole range of state-of-the-art facilities and technologies – including a massive 9-metre Igloo immersive cylinder.
The Igloo can accommodate up to thirty people and is an ideal space for project planning, onboarding specialist teams, carrying out design reviews and stakeholder engagement. One of the big advantages of Igloo is the flexibility of the software. Igloo Core Engine is capable of displaying almost any content, in any configuration, on any display. This means many industry-standard BIM, CAD and 3D modelling tools work out of the box with an Igloo, and Igloo’s expertise in visualisation and features like True Perspective ensure that all content is accurate and to scale.
True Perspective is a tool unique to Igloo Core Engine which dynamically adjusts content depending on the viewer’s perspective and the display’s configuration, delivering an authentic 3D experience that preserves sightlines and upholds spatial dynamics.
At the Towards Digital Twins and Factory 4.0 event, we explored Igloo’s compatibility with various advanced data capture and modelling tools, gaining insights into the latest advancements in the field:
The Towards Digital Twins and Factory 4.0 was a showcase of the latest advances in 3D data capture, modelling and visualisation. Igloo shared immersive spaces enable project teams to view this data in a shared environment and because the Igloo Core Engine software is so flexible and constantly evolving, it’s ready to display almost any of the digital tools that are transforming the construction industry.
If you want to find out more about how Igloo can benefit your business, get in touch to book a demo today.
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