Kiri-Innovation/3dgs-render-blender-addon

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A free, open-source Blender add-on for importing, editing, animating, and rendering 3D Gaussian Splats (3DGS) inside Blender. Created by KIRI Engine and transitioning to community-led maintenance, it supports .ply splat files, compositing with native Blender scenes, and experimental features like shadow proxies and splat animation.

Use cases

• import 3d gaussian splat ply files into blender
• render gaussian splats in blender scenes
• edit and crop 3dgs splats in blender
• composite gaussian splat renders with blender meshes
• animate rigged gaussian splat sequences
• export edited 3dgs files from blender

When to choose

• you work in Blender and need to view, edit, or render 3D Gaussian Splat captures
• you want to composite splat renders with traditional mesh-based Blender scenes
• you need a free open-source alternative to closed 3DGS viewers
• you scan with KIRI Engine and want a direct Blender workflow

When to avoid

• you need a standalone 3DGS viewer outside Blender
• you require fully stable, documented features - several capabilities are experimental
• you use a 3D engine other than Blender, such as Unreal Engine
• you need guaranteed day-to-day vendor support, since maintenance is shifting to the community

Facets

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graphics image-processing file-upload graphics computer-vision media developer-tools cross-platform python blender-addon 3d-gaussian-splatting 3dgs radiance-fields 3d-rendering ply-import kiri-engine

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