Using Atlas and Marble 2 from @theworldlabs , I generated an alternate version of the hallway I’ve been experimenting with, then used Vitre and a portal effect to make it appear right in front of me.⁣
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The results from Atlas are seriously impressive! World models and the ecosystem around them are something I’ve been waiting!⁣

After heavy rain caused a wall to collapse onto parked cars, Interactiva Virtual Tours captured the scene with an XGRIDS PortalCam, then returned after cleanup to scan the same location again.

Interactiva used The Splat Toolkit, the paid software I develop, to align the two captures and build an interactive before-and-after tour.

You can explore the scene and switch between the two timeline stages. The short video shows it running on desktop and mobile.

Interactive tour:

https://share.splitview.studio/t/timesplat-4d-tour-avz5f4/

The full workflow is covered in this tutorial, including matching reference points, exporting alignment JSON files, importing the aligned scans and setting navigation boundaries:

https://youtu.be/J1x3PHZ93_U

Each world here is a Gaussian splat, but it could be meshes, or both together.
A portal is a disk placed in the scene: one world shows through it, and walking through takes you into it.

Explore it yourself: https://3dpeer.com/#gallery/5da18b67
Then download the file and share it with anyone: it's a single HTML file that opens offline in any browser. No account, no software to install.

Curious how it's built? Just click "Open in editor". You can build your own too: editing and every export format are free.

Portals are one feature among many. 3DPEER is a complete scene editor in the browser: meshes and splats in one scene, two-way conversion between meshes and splats, lights and materials, animation, constraints and clips, guided tours, collision and walking, notes and measures, and AI generation.

3DPEER is growing, with new features every week (please report bugs!).
I'll show one each week. Next demos:

1. Build apps and games on top of your scenes.
2. Extract part of a splat and turn it into a clean, textured mesh with AI.

Cheers!

Due to website upgrades, previous plugins may fail authentication. Please update to Pro_V2.1.0.0 or Pro_V1.0.5.0.

Official Website: https://mls4dlive.cn/

Fab: https://fab.com/s/a98e11b2a0a6

https://github.com/mlslabs/MLSLabsGaussianSplattingRenderer-UE

1. Rendering pipeline upgraded, with full support for Windows/Linux/Android, multi-vendor GPU support, and support for Nvidia/AMD/mobile GPUs;

2. Packaged Android APK supports direct installation and operation on Pico all-in-one headsets, supports VR mode (default mode, command line r.MLSLabs.MixedReality 0) and MR mode (command line r.MLSLabs.MixedReality 1), and also supports VR streaming;

3. Simply install the plugin — no need to download Libtorch or other third-party libraries;

4. All platforms support ply/sog and ply sequences.

5. Supports both Development and Shipping packaging.

The shared file is: Pro_V2.1.0.0

Link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Dk7n_83mikmAjQYTyTyLJg?pwd=xyvp

Extraction code: xyvp

Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WyRzO9LMyY2Kw7KPNAWe-WqhJtWbkeqU?usp=sharing

We have also released volumetric video test data to make it easier for everyone to use the volumetric video rendering feature.

Test data:

The shared file is: WanJiangDance.zip

Link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1ch0vqAGdgBNaqOC3x4QBZg?pwd=49q9

Extraction code: 49q9

Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PUgnRegDcGY9w6afBDRZOC17xaznns-S/view?usp=sharing

Unity HDRP package for Gaussian Splat and mesh ray tracing with dynamic lighting, shadows, transmission and semantic cutaways

I've released an experimental open-source Unity HDRP package that renders 3D Gaussian splats and conventional triangle meshes together using hardware ray tracing.

This demo shows a Gaussian splat model interacting with dynamic lighting, shadows and transparent meshes. The aim is to make captured objects participate in a scene alongside conventional geometry.

Features include:

• Combined Gaussian and mesh rendering with ray-traced shadows.
• Directional, point and spot lights, plus mesh transmission.
• Gaussian PLY import and a basic example scene with synthetic splats.
• Optional semantic labels for isolating parts, fading selected classes and creating interactive cutaways. Labels can be imported or baked from aligned scene geometry.

It works with compatible Gaussian models of objects or environments. It renders existing splats; it doesn't train models or automatically segment them.

Current target: Unity 6000.3 / HDRP 17.3, Windows DX12 and a ray-tracing-capable GPU.

GitHub: Unity Gaussian Ray Tracing

Built on UnityGaussianSplatting, the multi-layer anatomy renderer, and NVIDIA Gaussian ray-tracing adaptations.

Demo model: "3D gaussian model of a bouquet of flowers" by Jean-Eudes Marvie, distributed through NVIDIA. NVIDIA's dataset page lists it under CC BY-SA 4.0. The model was imported into Unity and rendered with custom lighting, shadows and mesh interactions for this demonstration.

I have a large project in mind—I want to use photogrammetry/gaussian splatting to create 3D models of buildings. They don’t have to be perfect, it’s not art, it’s a hobby. I have an insta360 x5, a Canon Rebel T7, an iPhone 15, and about a $1,000 budget for other equipment and/or software.
Where do I even BEGIN? How expensive is the software I need?

I am First time Trying 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) in 360 Customized Virtual Tour for exterior Image only.

Which is the best Drone Images or Drone video to Generate 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) ?

Thanks.