Getting Started
realvirtual runs in the browser. You can open a delivered twin or the public demo without installing anything or creating an account. These pages take you from the first click to your first own twin.
First steps
Section titled “First steps”- The Workflow — from CAD to a working digital twin, and which use case comes next.
- Opening a Twin — open a machine model in any browser.
- The Screen & Workspace Modes — the screen areas and the workspace modes.
- Navigation & Controls — mouse, touch and keyboard controls.
- Demo Models — the demo twins included with realvirtual.
Editions and licensing
Section titled “Editions and licensing”- What You Get — what is open source, what needs a commercial licence, and how to try everything in the public demo.
- Editions — the feature-by-feature comparison.
- Getting started as a commercial customer — access to the commercial source, workspace set-up and updates.
Build your own twin
Section titled “Build your own twin”- Your First Twin from CAD — import a STEP file, add a drive and test it in about fifteen minutes.
- Build a Twin with AI — let Claude Code or another MCP assistant build a moving twin from CAD.
- Work with Claude in realvirtual WEB — use your own Claude Code session from the viewer.
Set-up and collaboration
Section titled “Set-up and collaboration”- Browser & GPU Setup — browsers, graphics cards, remote desktops and panel PCs.
- Multiuser Sessions — several people in the same running twin.