Splat Stage — Gaussian Splat Workflow (Beta)
AS Formworks
Does it work in Blender 5.2 or earlier?
No. Blender 5.3 with native Gaussian Splat support is required. This beta was tested on 5.3.0 Beta ace25df17a10 on Windows.
Does it scan a location?
No. Bring an existing Gaussian PLY or SPZ supported by Blender. The original synthetic cafe is a workflow fixture, not a real phone scan.
Can I relight a scan like ordinary mesh geometry?
No. Captured lighting/shadows remain baked. Appearance is an artistic per-scan color adjustment; fog and Sun work in live 3D rendering.
Will it fill holes?
It cannot reconstruct missing data. Use 100% point density first. A larger splat size can cover some gaps at the cost of detail.
Is Smooth Preview full-resolution acceleration?
No. It reduces viewport pixel resolution while retaining chosen point density and final-render settings. The preview is softer.
Does Shot Cache work for a moving camera?
Yes, by baking one scan/world plate per frame. It pays off across revisions; every initial background frame still has to render.
Can I use cache with fog or live shadows/reflections between scan and actors?
No. Fog/volumes require live rendering. The RGB plate does not reproduce those actor/scan interactions. Mesh holdouts provide approximate furniture occlusion.
Is it always 2×, 3× or 10× faster?
No. The included 0.4.3 synthetic example averaged 2.13× on warmed repeat renders, with bake time separate. That is one measured shot, not a guaranteed multiplier.
What is included and licensed?
An extension ZIP with readable Python source, English guide, original synthetic .blend/PLY demo and reproducible tests/evidence. Code and original demo are GPL-3.0-or-later.
Are scans, HDRIs, a rigged actor or a scan-export tool included?
No. The demo has an original simple static mesh figure and no third-party capture/texture/HDRI. Splat export is not supported.
How do I get help?
Use the creator contact/support channel on the marketplace where you purchased it. Include your Blender build, addon version, engine, OS/GPU and reproduction steps.
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| Blender Extension Compatible | Yes |
| Published | about 10 hours ago |
| Blender Version | |
| Extension Type | Add-on |
| Render Engine Used | Cycles, Eevee |
| License | GPL |