Method and system for digitally modeling an industrial space in virtual reality

A system for digitally modeling an industrial space, the industrial space comprising a plurality of pieces of equipment disposed in an industrial building, the system comprising:

• a digitization system for three-dimensionally digitizing the industrial space to obtain a web comprising a plurality of points defining meshes representing an outer envelope of the industrial space with said plurality of pieces of equipment;
• and
• a segmentation system for real-time segmenting the web in a virtual environment with which a user interacts, wherein the segmentation system is configured to
• obtain a bounding box positioned by the user in the virtual environment to bound at least one piece of equipment of said plurality of pieces of equipment, wherein said at least one piece of equipment is to be segmented;
• and,
• associate points of said plurality of points within the bounding box to form a virtual object, wherein said virtual object corresponds to
• all or a part of a single piece of equipment of said plurality of pieces of equipment;
• or
• two or more of pieces of equipment of said plurality of pieces of equipment that are associated together.