Gaussian Splat

[jsteacy]

I didn't do anything to the file other than put it through the link Rich provided and the file imported properly for me, so great tip! Thank you.

[Mike Amos]

Not come across these, what are they for and how are they integrated?

[jo-ke]

could anybody try to import my model:

a scan of a tramway:

Dropbox - 400

(www.dropbox.com)

[jo-ke]

@Mike-Amos

I can scan an object and this app makes it possible to import it to sketchup

[Mike Amos]

@jo-ke

Thanks mate, pardon my ignorance.

Just downloaded the scan, what is the process to import to Sketchup please?

[Rich O Brien]

@Mike-Amos said:
Just downloaded the scan, what is the process to import to Sketchup please?

If you watch the first video you will see you need a SketchUp Labs extension to try it out.

[Mike Amos]

OK, got that app but the file is reported as having no splat contained. Talking about the tramway model.

[Rich O Brien]

The PLY file is a point cloud not a 3DGS gaussian splat.

If this was a true gaussian splat file it would be much larger than 7.1mb

[Mike Amos]

Meshlab which I had forgot I had.

[Rich O Brien]

Yep, that point cloud had colour data applied to points.

[Mike Amos]

I guess Joke has his answer either way.

[jo-ke]

importing to meshlab works for me as well, but the import to sktechup makes a crash.

[kenancakir]

I tried it for the first time and it looks nice. I prepare the gaussian splat file with postshot -when it was free-. I add a house to the scene. I render it with sketchup ai.

[jo-ke]

behaviour is new: Su doesn't crash anymore.

It loads but model doesn't appear. and there is that error:

"rendering engine and splat database isn't initialised correctly"

what can I do?

[kenancakir]

@jo-ke
You can ask in that topic..
https://forums.sketchup.com/t/gaussian-splats-have-arrived-in-sketchup-labs/347799/49

[jo-ke]

@kenancakir thank you. I posted there and they started to help.