Gaussian Splat

[jo-ke]

has anyone experiance with this APP?

looks very handy in some cases.

I installed it but when I try to import a *.ply file (scanned with scaniverse) SU crashes.

Any Idea?

[sinnersthrift]

Had similar issues with Scaniverse exports. The PLY files often come out huge with vertex colors that SU chokes on. Try opening it in MeshLab or CloudCompare first, decimate the mesh a bit and re-export as a cleaner PLY or OBJ. That fixed the crashing for me. Which SU version are you running?

[jo-ke]

Thank you. I was trying Meshlab but I don't know how to use it, too many options....

I am using SU2026pro newest Version

[jo-ke]

I tried the plug in at another machine but the behaviour isn‘t successfull eather.

Su doesn‘t crash but th Import is empty

[Rich O Brien]

Try https://superspl.at/

[jo-ke]

@Rich-O-Brien

I tried that one to reduce the mesh and it doubbled it 8-)

and system crashes as well

[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:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wev4hr846u8mjfyki5rpu/v6-Scaniverse-2025-07-28-151127.ply?rlkey=ukg4oux8iv9t9flnmdvd04vpp&dl=0

[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?