Hologram

The Hologram module shows the production hall as a 3D model — with machines, lines, racks, transport aisles, forklifts and material flow. Every machine in the model is linked to a machine in the OmniMES structure, so its state and measurements update live from the data on the MQTT broker. The same model also runs in flow simulation mode, where you can check throughput, queues and the bottleneck without affecting production.

The hall model is built by an AI assistant over the MCP server (see Building and extending the model). In the application you view, configure and simulate it.

Toolbar

• Hologram selector — the models saved in the system, with the current version number,

• Live state / Simulation — switches the model mode,

• Scope — what the model covers: the whole plant, selected lines or selected machines,

• Station cards layout — cards on the Side, at the Bottom or Hidden (on narrower screens the buttons show icons only),

• Labels — shows or hides the name plates above the machines,

• Full screen — the model on the whole screen, e.g. on a shop-floor monitor; go back with Exit full screen,

• Settings and Version history — described later in this chapter.

The selected hologram, mode, cards layout and simulation speed are remembered in the browser.

Moving around the model

• left mouse button + drag — rotate the view,

• right mouse button + drag — pan the view,

• mouse wheel — zoom in and out,

• buttons on the left of the model — Zoom in, Zoom out, Start view, Top view.

The hall wall facing the camera is hidden automatically so that it does not block the view.

“Live state” mode

The state of every machine is shown on the model in three ways:

• a stack light on the machine,

• a floor outline in the state colour,

• a plate with the station number, name and state — when the view is zoomed out, plates are shortened so that they do not cover the hall.

The colour matches the machine state defined in the Status configurator (e.g. green – running, amber – stop, red – failure). Running machines are animated (e.g. spindles, robot arms), and forklifts and AGVs drive along their routes.

Indicators above the model:

Station cards list the machines in process order: station number, name, state and a selected measurement. Clicking a card or a machine on the model flies the view to the machine and opens the details panel with the device type, machine, line, time since the state changed, number of operators and all current measurements.

“Simulation” mode

The simulation replays the flow of parts through the stations of the model, using the cycle times stored in the hologram. Parts move across the model between stations, and the outline of each station shows its state. The simulation does not affect production or any data in the system.

The simulation bar (at the bottom of the model):

• Run simulation / Pause,

• speed — ×1, ×10, ×60, ×300,

• Restart (icon) — starts the simulation again,

• Calculate a shift (8 h) — calculates a whole shift instantly,

• Simulation parameters — a window with the station parameters,

• station state legend: working, blocked, waiting for parts, stopped.

The indicators above the model show Throughput (pcs/h and simulated time), Finished (finished parts and work in progress – WIP) and the Bottleneck, i.e. the station limiting the output. Station cards show the cycle, utilization and queue of each station.

Simulation parameters

• for each station: Cycle [s], Slots, Run time between stops [s], Stop [s],

• for the whole model: Material arrives every [s] — leave it empty when material is always available,

• Buffers between stations — buffer capacity [pcs],

• Values from the hologram — restores the values stored in the model.

The cycle and slots of a selected station can also be changed in the details panel after clicking the station on the model or its card.

Example — finding the bottleneck:

1. Click Calculate a shift (8 h) and read the station in the Bottleneck indicator.

2. Click the card of that station and change its Cycle or the number of Slots.

3. Click Calculate a shift (8 h) again and compare the Throughput — check whether it went up or the bottleneck moved to another station.

Hologram settings (window)

• the hologram Name and Description,

• Show labels when opened — the default state of the Labels button,

• Start view — Save current view (the current camera position becomes the start view) or Fit the whole hall,

• Elements — the list of model elements; for each one you can choose the OmniMES machine it is linked to, or remove it.

Changing a link or removing an element creates a new hologram version. Shapes and the hall layout are changed only by the AI assistant over MCP.

Version history

Every save of the model creates a new version. The table shows the Version, Date, Source of the change (MCP, app, restore), AI model, User, number of Elements and the Note describing the change. Restore saves the selected earlier version as the new current one — the whole history stays intact.

Building and extending the model (Hologram settings page)

The hall model is created only by connecting an AI assistant to OmniMES over MCP. The assistant reads the plant structure (lines, machines and signals) and builds a 1:1 model: machines at real-world sizes and in process order, transport aisles, line zones, racks, buffers, forklifts and the part flow with cycle times. Claude Opus 5.5 and newer models give the best results.

List of holograms

The table shows the hologram name and description, plant, scope, version, AI model, number of elements and linked machines, and the date of the last change. The list can be narrowed down to one plant and refreshed. Available actions:

• Open — opens the model in the Hologram module,

• Extend over MCP — prepares a prompt to extend this hologram (see below),

• Settings and Version history — the same windows as in the Hologram module (the settings window is titled Hologram settings),

• Delete hologram — the hologram disappears from the list; the scene and version history stay in the database.

Prompt for the AI assistant — step by step

1. Connect the AI assistant to the OmniMES MCP server — General configuration, MCP (AI) tab.

2. In the Hologram over MCP – new or extended section, choose what to prepare: New hologram or Extend a hologram.

3. For a new hologram choose the Plant and the Model scope:

   • Whole plant — all lines and machines of the plant,

   • Lines — selected production lines,

   • Selected machines — one machine or several, e.g. a section of a line.

   Change the Hologram name if needed.

4. To extend, choose the Hologram to extend and, optionally, Machines to add (plant machines that are not in the model yet). Describe other changes in the prompt.

5. Click Copy prompt and paste it to the AI assistant.

6. The assistant saves the model. After every save OmniMES checks the model and reports back to the assistant: missing machines from the scope, machines outside the scope, duplicated machines, overlapping elements or elements outside the hall, and machines outside the flow. The assistant fixes the model until the check reports nothing.

7. Open the finished model in Preview → Hologram.

Hologram brings the hall layout, the current machine states and a way to test flow changes before they reach production together in one view.