Plan and field, same frame
Superintendents and PMs review design intent and jobsite capture together, instead of arguing from screenshots in email.
Construction digital twin
See what was built, next to the plan.
ForgeLens is a digital twin for construction jobsites. It keeps BIM (the plan) and field capture (photos, 360°, later drone) in one place so owners and GCs can verify progress with evidence, not a slide deck.
Who it is for
Owners, general contractors, specialty trades, and ops leaders who need a defensible record of what happened on site — for reporting, pay apps, disputes, and handoff.
Progress you can audit
Capture is stored against the project timeline. Useful when someone asks what was in place on a given date.
AI that a human still owns
Optional assistance flags likely differences. People accept, reject, and annotate. The system does not sign the job.
Built for how crews already capture
Start from photos and 360° already on the job. Heavier capture paths (drone and similar) wait until a customer actually needs them.
What it does
| Job | In practice |
|---|---|
| Hold the project | Sites, media, and models with access control — not a shared drive dump |
| Keep the plan | BIM / design packages as the reference for field comparison |
| Take the field | Ingest 360° and related media against dates and locations |
| Review in a browser | Models and captures without a desktop seat for every stakeholder |
| Verify with a human | Candidate findings go to people for accept/reject and notes |
| Keep the record | Bytes in object storage; who / when / what in metadata |
- Stand up a project bound to the real job and who can see it.
- Attach the plan — BIM or design packages as the reference.
- Capture the field — media tied to places and dates.
- Review plan vs reality in the browser, with optional AI assist.
- Export the story for owners, finance, or the next trade.
Where it is today
ForgeLens is in active build. The foundation exists. Viewer, capture pipeline, and AI assistance are not a finished product yet. If you have a first job that needs this, book a call — we will not pretend it is a mature SaaS.
| Area | State |
|---|---|
| Project + asset foundation | Live (dev) |
| Web model viewer | Building |
| Capture pipeline | Next |
| AI + human review | Next |
| Talk to us | Book a call |
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