Draft Mode lets you make changes to your Twin without affecting other users. You can create, edit, and delete RealityAssets and metadata in an isolated draft, then review and publish all changes at once when ready.
Why Use Draft Mode
When multiple changes need to happen together, such as reorganizing assets, updating metadata across many items, or cleaning up outdated records, Draft Mode lets you work freely without disrupting the live Twin that others are viewing. Changes only become visible to other users after you explicitly publish them.
Entering Draft Mode
To enter Draft Mode, click the Edit button in the top-right area of the Twin Workspace toolbar.
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Once activated, two visual indicators confirm you are in Draft Mode:
A purple DRAFT MODE badge appears in the header bar.
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A purple banner reading “You are currently in draft mode” appears below the toolbar, along with Review and publish and Exit draft buttons.
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What You Can Do in a Draft
While in Draft Mode, you can:
Create new RealityAssets and Points of Interest
Edit existing RealityAssets (geometry, properties)
Delete RealityAssets and Points of Interest
Modify metadata on any entity
All changes are tracked and isolated to your draft. Other users continue to see the live version of the Twin.
Reviewing and Publishing
When you are ready to apply your changes, click Review and publish in the toolbar. A dialog opens showing all pending changes:
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Each changed item is listed with a status badge:
Added (green) — newly created items
Modified (blue) — existing items that were edited
Removed (red) — items deleted in the draft
You can select or deselect individual items using the checkboxes, and use the overflow menu on each item for additional options. The bottom of the dialog shows the count of unchanged items for reference.
Once you confirm, selected changes are published to the live Twin and become visible to all users.
Exiting Draft Mode
Click the Exit draft dropdown in the toolbar to see your options:
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Exit draft — Leave Draft Mode but keep your changes. You can return later to continue editing or publish.
Discard draft — Permanently delete all draft changes and return to the live Twin.
Permissions
Draft Mode requires specific permissions within the RealityTwin context:
Create / Edit / Clear / Delete a Draft — Allows the user to enter Draft Mode and make changes.
Publish a Draft — Allows the user to publish draft changes to the live Twin.
Contact your organization administrator to ensure the appropriate roles are assigned.
Note
Each Twin supports one active draft at a time. Multiple users can work within the same draft concurrently.