Gaussian Splats issue

[mariana_andriescu]

I tried loading a bunch of *ply files. None seems to work. I loaded the same in Max's Point cloud object and loads normally. What could be the issue. I've updated the gpu drivers and also tried the v-ray beta. same issue. Can't see the point cloud.

[kosso_olli]

The 3dsMax Point Cloud object is not intended for use with Gaussian Splatting.
I assume the ply you are loading is a conventional point cloud, not a Gaussian Splatting scene.

[hermit.crab]

What kosso_olli said. The difference between regular point cloud .ply and Gaussian splat .ply is the latter contains 3d Gaussians (basically, generalized individual points turned into translucent blobs).

EDIT: We'll add this info to the docs, so as to avoid future confusion.

[brett_beres]

I went down the same path. A tutorial video and downloadable example file would be tremendously helpful (as your current examples on Chaos Docs and Youtube are), especially considering that this new feature which Chaos invested in is their first selling point on V-Ray 7 ads. It's been two weeks since its release date and Chaos is leaving both paying customers and potential paying customers in the dark with this lack of educational content.

Is there any suggested software for generating compatible gaussian splat .ply files from photography? Particularly ones with free trials?

[trick]

Look into Luma AI and Poly.cam

[dimitar_panayotov]

I went down the same path. A tutorial video and downloadable example file would be tremendously helpful (as your current examples on Chaos Docs and Youtube are), especially considering that this new feature which Chaos invested in is their first selling point on V-Ray 7 ads. It's been two weeks since its release date and Chaos is leaving both paying customers and potential paying customers in the dark with this lack of educational content.

Is there any suggested software for generating compatible gaussian splat .ply files from photography? Particularly ones with free trials?

The video tutorial is on its way and it will be published on our YouTube channel at some point this week.
Meanwhile, you could check this video which also explains the process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLicLUmqRcU

[trick]

It's a promising feature, but I would have expected a better integration with VRay. To make it really useable it really needs a way to precisely exclude areas from rendering with clipping volumes.

[dimitar_panayotov]

It's a promising feature, but I would have expected a better integration with VRay. To make it really useable it really needs a way to precisely exclude areas from rendering with clipping volumes.

Hi, thank you for your suggestion. Yes, this is the next step, and we intend to add such functionality.
If you have some ideas or a more clear requirement, please share them here.

Thanks
Dimitar

[trick]

Hi, thank you for your suggestion. Yes, this is the next step, and we intend to add such functionality.
If you have some ideas or a more clear requirement, please share them here.

Thanks
Dimitar

Great, looking forward to the next version then. Another request: possibility to paint in self-illumination strength by map or by volumes (with adjustable falloff).

Requirements for clipping volumes: just any 3D mesh you can make. Ideally clipping should have falloff (hard, lin, exp, log)