Cintoo has launched Cintoo Workspace, a collaborative environment that lets project teams meet and make decisions inside high-fidelity digital twins streamed directly from 3D scan data. The company says participants can join a real-time session from a desktop, a VR headset or an immersive room, while built-in guided collaboration gives virtual reviews the structure of a real site walk.
Cintoo describes a familiar problem: organizations are capturing more reality data than ever, but the teams that need to review it are rarely in the same place. Existing options include unstructured meetings in shared 3D spaces, where people can lose track of one another, and video calls in which participants passively watch one person’s low-resolution, screen-shared walkthrough. Decisions then move into follow-up emails, meetings and costly site visits, according to the company.
Scan data, not just design models
Cintoo Workspace is an Unreal Engine application cloud-connected to the Cintoo platform. It works on scan data captured by terrestrial and mobile scanners, 360 cameras and drones, alongside BIM or CAD models. This allows teams to review the site as it really is and compare it with how it was designed. Cintoo says most collaboration tools are built around design models, while Workspace focuses on scan data.
Guided review workflow
Workspace’s guided collaboration mirrors how teams work on site. One person guides the review, participants opt in to be guided by the leader while remaining free to explore, and the leader can gather everyone at one specific location when something needs attention. Role indicators, avatars and a radar keep everyone oriented. Shared annotations, measurements and issue features mean decisions can be made inside the digital twin.
Dace Campbell, Cintoo’s Product & Business Manager, XR & Metaverse, said that simply being in the same 3D space is not the same as working together. He said teams need the structure of a real site walk, where someone leads, people can break off to check details, and everyone regroups to discuss. Doing that in real scan data, using their preferred device, is what makes remote reviews work and enables quicker, more confident decisions, according to Campbell.
Cintoo presents Workspace as a way to keep decision-making inside the digital twin rather than relying on subsequent emails, meetings and costly site visits. The announcement positions guided sessions and shared issue marking as the core of the review experience, with access from a desktop, VR headset or immersive room. The announcement did not include pricing, availability or performance metrics.