3D tour for warehouse and production: inventory and labor protection
A 3D virtual tour of a warehouse or production facility solves three problems at once: it records the actual location of equipment and shelving, helps occupational safety inspectors conduct audits without visiting the site, and speeds up inventory by 3-4 times. At 360° Space, we've used this method to scan a foundry in Chelyabinsk, a floor tile warehouse in the Moscow region spanning 8500 m², and a food packaging production facility in Krasnodar. In each case, the client received not just a picture for a website, but a working tool for the operations department.
A good example is a furniture factory near Kazan. They had 4 workshops in different buildings, and the chief engineer physically couldn't visit all of them in one shift. After the virtual tour was created, he started doing his morning rounds directly from a tablet in his office, noting bottlenecks in the comments.
Why production needs a 3D virtual tour
The benefits of implementing a virtual tour are measured in man-hours and avoided penalties. Here's what our clients gain in real numbers:
- Inventory 3–4 times faster. At a construction materials warehouse in Tula, inventory used to take 2 days with a team of 5 people. With the virtual tour – 6 hours for one warehouse manager: opened the scene, walked through the virtual aisles, cross-referenced with the accounting system.
- Remote occupational safety audit. The HSE inspector checks the width of passages (according to SP 1.13130 – at least 1 meter), the presence of fire extinguishers, and zone marking. Measurements directly in the virtual tour, accuracy ±1 cm.
- Reduced travel expenses by 60–80%. Contractors, insurance agents, auditors view the object online. One of our clients – a metal structures manufacturer – saved 340 thousand rubles per quarter just on flights for customer representatives.
- Evidence base for insurance. After a fire or flood, the virtual tour records the “before” state. In one case, this helped a client receive 1.2 million more in compensation than the insurance company initially offered.
- Training new employees. An intern at the warehouse learns the layout in one evening instead of a week of “running around with a mentor”.
How it works — the shooting process
We shoot with a Matterport Pro3 camera with a lidar scanner. The camera is placed on a tripod, completes a rotation in 20 seconds, and the operator moves it every 2–3 meters. For a production workshop of 1500 m², about 250–300 scanning positions are needed, which is 1–2 continuous shooting shifts.
Important point: it's better not to stop the equipment. Modern lidar works well with moving cars and people in the background — the algorithm filters out moving objects during stitching. We once filmed an active conveyor belt for PET bottle production and didn't stop it for a minute.
What we do after the shoot:
- We stitch scans into a single 3D model (3–4 days of processing for a typical object).
- We place tags for equipment, PPE cabinets, emergency exits.
- We generate floor plans with real dimensions — useful for designers.
- We provide the customer with a virtual tour that can be embedded in the corporate portal.
For storage — three options to choose from. First: 360° Space cloud, our servers with technical support and backup. Second: we deploy the virtual tour on the customer's infrastructure (relevant for productions with secrecy regimes — Russian Railways, defense industry, pharmaceuticals). Third: offline build for PC or a separate version for Meta Quest VR headset, works without internet — we were asked to do this for a machine-building plant's exhibition stand in Yekaterinburg.
How much does production shooting cost?
The price is calculated based on the area and complexity of the object. Production facilities and warehouses are the most predictable segment in terms of budget because they usually have simple geometry and no decor that requires delicate handling.
Our price guidelines: warehouse up to 1000 m² — from 45,000 ₽, production workshop 1000–3000 m² — 80,000–150,000 ₽, complex from 5000 m² — individual calculation with a site visit for agreement. The cost includes shooting, processing, one year of cloud hosting, and technical support.
Additional charges apply for: travel expenses outside 100 km from Moscow, night shooting (if production cannot be stopped), integration with the customer's 1C or WMS. An exact calculation for your facility is available in one minute using our calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Is it possible to shoot without stopping production?
Yes, in most cases. The Matterport Pro3 lidar filters out moving objects during stitching. Equipment only needs to be stopped when shooting very narrow spaces where the operator cannot physically pass a working machine.
Is the virtual tour suitable for the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Rostekhnadzor inspections?
The virtual tour does not replace official evacuation plans and technical documentation but is used as a supplement. An inspector can pre-familiarize themselves with the object, speeding up an in-person inspection. Measurements in the virtual tour have an accuracy of ±1 cm and are accepted as approximate data.
What if there is a trade secret regime on the territory?
We deploy the virtual tour on the customer's server without transferring data to the cloud. For particularly sensitive facilities, we create an offline build that works on an isolated PC without internet access. We sign an NDA before shooting begins.
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