Temporal snapping
Align events to structural milestones or environmental thresholds with grid snapping across time and space.
Temporal snapping lets you snap key events—like equipment installation or flood event onset—to precise spatial and temporal reference points. This works like snapping in 3D modeling but across the fourth dimension, linking design actions to real-world thresholds such as structural completion dates or seasonal climate patterns. For example, snapping a bridge opening event to a soil moisture threshold ensures coordinated scheduling with site conditions and avoids costly delays.
Snapping uses dual-axis grids: one for spatial coordinates and one for time, allowing synchronization between model geometry and temporal markers. You can define snapping rules as absolute dates or relative offsets. This is especially useful when integrating with CAD/BIM files where structural milestones are already dated, ensuring the digital timeline mirrors real-world planning sequences without manual time entry.
The system remembers snapping preferences per project, so recurring reference points—like annual permit renewals or maintenance windows—can be re-applied with one click. When snapping an interior fit-out timeline to the building occupancy certificate date, you preserve legal compliance while maintaining visual traceability across phases. Time snapping thus anchors narratives to regulatory and engineering realities, not just arbitrary markers.
