This article describes the Reality Data widget of the Digital Twin module.

The Reality Data Widget offers a consistent Reality Data consumption experience across all of Bentley’s Powered by iTwin web applications.

There are multiple distinct workflows for optimizing and uploading Reality Data to the ProjectWise ContextShare. Those workflows are grouped into two distinct categories:

1. iModel Connector: In this workflow, Reality Data is attached to a DGN file and is automatically published to ProjectWise ContextShare when the DGN file is published by an iModel Connector. The resulting Reality Data is optimized for use in iTwin applications, associated with an iTwin (project or asset), and attached to the destination iModel. Note that Reality Data are only published once for a given DGN/iModel combination.
2. Reality Modeling desktop application: In those workflows, an application such as ContextCapture, Descartes, or the Orbit Import and Upload Tool is used to publish Reality Data to ProjectWise ContextShare. The resulting Reality Data is optimized for use in iTwin applications, associated with an iTwin (project or asset), but is not attached to any iModel.

The following Reality Data formats are optimized for use in Powered by iTwin web applications and listed in the Reality Data Widget:

Icon	Type	Extension
	Cesium 3D Point Cloud	.json
	Cesium 3D Tiles	.json
	OpenStreetMap Buildings	Third-party resource
	Web Ready 3D Scalable Mesh	.json
	Web Ready Point Cloud	.opc
	Web Ready Terrain Scalable Mesh	.json

No matter which workflow is used to publish Reality Data to ProjectWise ContextShare, the Reality Data Widget is your gateway to list, manage visibility and control display settings of Reality Data that are associated to the current iTwin, and optimized for use in Powered by iTwin web applications.

 

Reality Data Authoring Status

When a pencil icon is displayed next to Reality Data's name, it means that it is being authored by another user and may be incomplete.

Toggle Reality Data Visibility

Use the eye icons to turn on/off the display of Reality Data in the application's viewport.

View Reality Data Properties

Click the name of Reality Data in the list to open its properties.

Modify Reality Data Settings

Click on the ellipsis (…) next to the reality data to open its display settings. You can modify settings like transparency and override color to change the display of the reality data.

 

Reality Data Widget Filters

The Reality Data Widget is your gateway to list, manage visibility, and control display settings of all the Reality Data that are associated with the current iTwin, and optimized for use in Powered by iTwin web applications. On this page, you will learn about the available options to filter the Reality Data list.

The Search Tool

Use the Search icon to filter the list of Reality Data using text criteria.

 

The Filter Tool

Use the “Filter” icon to filter the list of Reality Data using advanced property-based filters.

Apply Filters

• Turn ON to apply the defined filters to the widget's reality data list
• Turn OFF to disable the defined filters, thus listing all supported reality data that are associated to the current project

Filter By Location

• Select the "Intersects Model" option to stop listing the reality data that do not overlap the opened iModel or reality data's spatial footprint.

Filter By Time

• Select a date in the "From" option to stop listing the reality data that were acquired before that date.
• Select a date in the "To" option to stop listing the reality data that were acquired after that date.

Filter By Type

• Select the "Cesium 3D Point Cloud" option to only list the reality data of that type.
• Select the "Cesium 3D Tiles" option to only list the reality data of that type.
• Select the "Web Ready 3D Scalable Mesh" option to only list the reality data of that type.
• Select the "Web Ready Point Cloud" option to only list the reality data of that type.
• Select the "Web Ready Terrain Scalable Mesh" option to only list the reality data of that type.
• Select the "Third Party Resource" option to only list OpenStreetMap Buildings.