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

3DGS Render by KIRI Engine

Repository: https://github.com/Kiri-Innovation/3dgs-render-blender-addon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/3dgs-render-blender-addon
Homepage: https://www.kiriengine.app
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: 3d, 3dgs, 4dgs, animation, blender, blender-addon, gaussian-splatting, python
Last push: 2026-08-30T11:30:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 99, longevity 50
- inputs: {"age_days": 705, "days_push": 3, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 29, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1172, forks 65 (observed 2026-09-01T02:13:55.405932+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, image-processing, file-upload
- domain: graphics, computer-vision, media, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, python
- tags: blender-addon, 3d-gaussian-splatting, 3dgs, radiance-fields, 3d-rendering, ply-import, kiri-engine

## Member repositories
- Kiri-Innovation/3dgs-render-blender-addon (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:55.405932+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:32:05.623466+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://www.kiriengine.app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:37:16.890472+00:00, sha 26421c3082e4)
  - site_page: https://www.kiriengine.app/features/photo-scan (fetched 2026-08-29T12:37:16.899574+00:00, sha c7d853754da1)
  - site_page: https://www.kiriengine.app/features/lidar-scan (fetched 2026-08-29T12:37:16.901723+00:00, sha 7db2034bb782)
  - site_page: https://www.kiriengine.app/features/featureless-object-scan (fetched 2026-08-29T12:37:16.903635+00:00, sha abe8277bfa16)
  - site_page: https://www.kiriengine.app/features/3d-gaussian-splatting (fetched 2026-08-29T12:37:16.905489+00:00, sha bcc56aa61d57)
  - site_page: https://www.kiriengine.app/features (fetched 2026-08-29T12:37:16.907128+00:00, sha 0100969078e4)
  - site_page: https://www.kiriengine.app/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:37:16.910269+00:00, sha 963c0176df5c)
  - site_page: https://www.kiriengine.app/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T12:37:16.908651+00:00, sha 1f912d207297)
  - site_page: https://www.kiriengine.app/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T12:37:16.912044+00:00, sha b80c1da94dfb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.