OctaneRender® supports Gaussian Splat files which provide a representation of 3D scenes using a collection of Gaussians that approximate the geomtery and lighting of a captured scene (figure 1). Octane supports the .ply format for Gaussian Splat files. 


Gaussian Splat

Figure 1: An example of a Gaussian Splat file imported into Octane


Gaussian Splat Parameters

Tint Color - Adds an overall color tint to the scene. 

Alpha Min - Regions of the gaussian splat with alpha values smaller than this value will be invisible. Setting this value higher will produce better performance but worse visual quality.

Intensity - Adjusts the overall light intensity of the scene. 

Flip Axes - Inverts the gaussian splat's x and y axes. 

Object Layer - See the section on the Object Layer node for more details.