Adding & Editing Metadata

The metadata panel lets you enrich any entity in RealityTwin with structured information, attachments, and integration-linked data in a consistent and collaborative way.

The metadata panel is a unified system available across all entities in RealityTwin, including RealityAssets and Points of Interest (POIs). It provides a consistent way to enrich entities with structured data, ensuring that every element of your Twin is backed with contextual information.

Asset Types and Predefined Properties

When creating a RealityAsset, you can assign an Asset Type (see Configuring Asset Types for details).

• Choosing an Asset Type automatically populates the entity with all predefined properties associated with that type.

• These properties can then be filled with values by the user.

• To modify the definition of an Asset Type (so the changes apply to all assets of that type), you must edit the Asset Type directly from the Asset Settings panel.

Ad-hoc Properties

In addition to predefined properties, you can add ad-hoc properties to a specific instance of an entity.

• Ad-hoc properties only affect the selected instance.

• They do not propagate to other entities of the same type.

You can add ad-hoc sections and properties directly from the metadata panel.

Info

If you want a property to be standard across all assets of a type, you must edit the Asset Type configuration instead.

Supported Property Types

The metadata panel supports a variety of property formats:

• Number – numerical input (with unit support if configured).

• Short text – free-form text input.

• Long text - free-form text input.

• Attachment – upload files (images, videos, PDFs open in-Twin; others require download).

• External link – clickable hyperlink.

• Toggle (boolean) – true/false switch.

• Dropdown – select from predefined choices. (Available only through Asset Type configuration, not ad-hoc).

• Integration field – automatically populated from an external system. (Configured via Integration Links, not available ad-hoc.)

Editing Metadata

To edit metadata:

1. Select an entity from the 3D scene or from the left panel.

2. The metadata panel appears on the right.

3. Update property values, add sections, or remove ad-hoc properties.

4. Changes are applied immediately and visible to all users.

Note
Editing metadata requires the appropriate permission. Editors also consume a license from the RealityTwin Data Manager license pool while the Twin is open (see License Management).

You can also change the Asset Type of a RealityAsset by opening the overflow menu (top-right of the panel).

Collaborative Editing

Metadata editing is collaborative and updates in real time.

• All users instantly see updates.

• If two users edit the same property simultaneously, the last write wins.

Integration-Linked Properties

Some properties are connected to external data sources through Integration Links (see Integration Links).

• These fields show a link icon.

  

• Values are populated automatically and cannot be edited manually.

• Data refreshes each time the metadata panel is opened or by pressing the refresh button.

• If the integration server is unavailable, a small exclamation mark appears next to the property.

  

Attachments

For properties of type Attachment:

• Use the Upload button to select files.

• A progress bar indicates upload status.

• If the upload fails, the progress bar turns red.

• Supported preview types (images, video, PDFs) open directly inside the Twin. Example with a video:

  

• Other file types must be downloaded to view.