What Engines Work with Gaussian Splatting

Discover industry-leading integrations and platforms that empower your 3D Gaussian Splatting workflow.

Adobe Substance 3D
AfterEffects
Agisoft Metashape
Autodesk 3ds Max
Autodesk Maya
What Software Works with Gaussian Splatting?
Chaos V-Ray
Cinema4D
DaVinci Resolve
Houdini
What Software Works with Gaussian Splatting?
Octane Render
RealityCapture
Rhino
Sketch-Up
TouchDesigner
Unity
Unreal Engine

Adobe Substance 3DGaussian Splatting in Adobe Substance 3D

Paid

People can explore Gaussian Splatting in Substance 3D’s Viewer.

URL: https://helpx.adobe.com/substance-3d-viewer.html

AfterEffectsGaussian Splatting in AfterEffects

Paid

Users can work with any trained ply using Irrealix’s plugin.

URL: https://irrealix.com/plugin/gaussian-splatting

Free

Users can use Postshot’s native free AE plugin, but must use Postshot.

URL: http://jawset.com

Agisoft MetashapeGaussian Splatting in Agisoft Metashape

Paid

Metashape offers COLMAP Export in their Standard License.

URL: https://www.agisoft.com/downloads/installer/

Autodesk 3ds MaxGaussian Splatting in Autodesk 3ds Max

Paid

Users can access Gaussian Splatting in Autodesk 3ds Max through Chaos’s V-Ray 7.

URL: https://www.chaos.com/vray/3ds-max

Autodesk MayaGaussian Splatting in Autodesk Maya

Paid

Users can access Gaussian Splatting in Maya through Chaos’s V-Ray 7.

URL: https://www.chaos.com/vray/maya

Free

Nerfstudio also offers a free plugin to Maya.

URL: https://radiancefields.com/nerfstudio-adds-a-maya-plugin

What Software Works with Gaussian Splatting?Gaussian Splatting in Blender

Free

Kiri Engine has a free plugin to Blender.

URL: https://radiancefields.com/kiri-engine-gaussian-splatting-blender-add-on

Free

Nerfstudio has a free plugin for Blender.

URL: https://docs.nerf.studio/extensions/blender_addon.html

Chaos V-RayGaussian Splatting in Chaos V-Ray

Paid

Gaussian Splatting began to be supported in Chaos V-Ray 7. V-Ray works seamlessly with 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Maya, Nuke, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, and Unreal, so you can transform 3D scenes into works of art from your favorite application.

URL: https://www.chaos.com/vray#whatsnew

Cinema4DGaussian Splatting in Cinema4D

Paid

Users can access Gaussian Splatting in Cinema4D through Chaos’s V-Ray 7.

URL: https://www.chaos.com/vray/cinema-4d/whats-new

DaVinci ResolveGaussian Splatting in DaVinci Resolve

Paid

Gaussian Splatting is compatible with DaVinci Resolve through the Irrealix plugin.

URL: https://irrealix.com/plugin/gaussian-splatting-davinci-resolve

HoudiniGaussian Splatting in Houdini

Free

People can use Gaussian Splatting in Houdini using GSOPs. GSOPs is an open source repository that allows users to import, render, edit, and export 3D Gaussian splatting models, or to generate synthetic training data.

URL: https://github.com/david-rhodes/GSOPs/

What Software Works with Gaussian Splatting?Gaussian Splatting in Nuke

Paid

Gaussian Splatting is compatible with Foundry’s Nuke through the Irrealix plugin.

URL: https://irrealix.com/plugin/gaussian-splatting-davinci-resolve

Octane RenderGaussian Splatting in Octane Render

Paid

OctaneRender began to offer support for Gaussian Splatting within their 2026.1 Alpha.

URL: https://radiancefields.com/otoy-octanerender-2026-1-alpha-features-gaussian-splatting

RealityCapture
Gaussian Splatting in RealityCapture

Free

With the release of V1.5, Epic Games’ RealityCapture added support for Radiance Field export within its Structure from Motion platform. The software is free for users who have generated less than $1 million USD in revenue over the past 12 months, as well as for educational institutions and students.

URL: https://www.capturingreality.com/realitycapture-1-5

RhinoGaussian Splatting in Rhino

Paid

Users can access Gaussian Splatting in Rhino through Chaos’s V-Ray 7.

URL: https://www.chaos.com/vray/rhino

Sketch-UpGaussian Splatting in Sketch-Up

Paid

Users can access Gaussian Splatting in Sketch-Up through Chaos’s V-Ray 7.

URL: https://www.chaos.com/vray/sketchup

TouchDesignerGaussian Splatting in TouchDesigner

Free

This plugin allows users to use 3DGS plys non commercially for free and offers paid tiers for commercial use.

URL: https://derivative.ca/community-post/asset/gaussian-splatting/69107

Unity
Gaussian Splatting in Unity

Free

While not an official plugin, there is a great free plugin on GitHub from ArasP.

URL: https://github.com/aras-p/UnityGaussianSplatting

Unreal EngineGaussian Splatting in Unreal Engine

Paid Options:

PaidAkiya Research: 3D Gaussians Plugin is an importer and a renderer of training results of 3D Gaussian Splatting for Unreal Engine. Compatible with 5.1-5.4.
PaidPico Splat offers a free UE 5 plugin, specifically for the Pico Ultra 4. Compatible with UE 5.4 – 5.5.
PaidVolinga has a paid UE 5 plugin. Compatible with UE 5.1 – 5.5.

Free Options:

FreeLuma AI offers a Free Unreal Engine Plugin for NeRFs and Gaussian Splatting. Compatible with 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3.
FreeXVERSE: A free Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) based plugin aiming to provide real-time visualization, management, editing, and scalable hybrid rendering of Gaussian Splatting model. Compatible with UE 5.1-5.5.
FreePostshot has a free plugin, but must use Postshot capture. Compatible with UE 5.4 and 5.5.