SHARE PointClouds Studio V2.7 is now available. This release improves the visual quality of 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) and introduces Mesh Generation and semantic point clouds, helping teams prepare different outputs from the same scan for different tasks.

This article focuses on 3DGS: what has changed in spatial structure, brightness, color and material texture; how model clipping and skybox visibility help organize a presentation; and how these outputs can be used in everyday work.

Figure 1. A 3DGS museum scene showing the exhibition layout, lighting and surface detail from a three-dimensional viewpoint.

1. Improvements to Structure, Color and Texture

A useful three-dimensional presentation helps viewers understand a space and move closer to inspect its details. SHARE PointClouds Studio V2.7 improves 3DGS reconstruction for both viewing tasks.

Spatial structure: understand how rooms connect

In an indoor scene, understanding which room a doorway leads to, where a wall turns and how walls meet the ceiling provides the basis for navigating the space.

SHARE PointClouds Studio V2.7 improves the presentation of these structural relationships, with more noticeable improvements indoors. In a remote renovation discussion, participants can find a room in the overall layout, move through a doorway and discuss the layout and furnishings with a shared spatial reference.

Figure 2. Residential scenes produced with the previous and upgraded algorithms. Observe the doorways, wall junctions and connections between rooms.

Brightness and color: convey the atmosphere of a space

Museum exhibits and lighting, or retail displays and materials, need to be viewed in their surrounding environment.

SHARE PointClouds Studio V2.7 improves image brightness and color reproduction, making it easier to distinguish exhibits, backgrounds and light levels across a scene. For museum presentations, retail walkthroughs and guest-room viewing, the output can more fully convey the atmosphere recorded during capture.

Figure 3. Museum scene renderings for observing brightness and color in the exhibits, background and illuminated areas.

Material texture: move from the whole space to decorative detail

SHARE PointClouds Studio V2.7 improves texture clarity and the presentation of fine detail. When viewing architectural decoration, painted components or equipment surfaces, users can move from an overview to a closer view of patterns, component edges and layers of different materials.

This helps a remote presentation move from explaining the space to pointing out details within it. The details visible in any particular output still depend on capture quality and the generated result.

Figure 4. Renderings of decorative elements for observing surface patterns, outlines and layered details.

2. Focus the View and Choose the Background

Model clipping: direct attention to the area that matters

A scan may include several rooms, exhibition areas or architectural components. When presenting one part to a client, the 3DGS model clipping feature in SHARE PointClouds Studio V2.7 lets users select the area to show and reduce distractions from surrounding content.

The clipping workflow supports undo. If the selection needs adjustment, users can step back, change the area and review the result.

Figure 5. Selecting a target area and viewing the clipped result to focus on the model section being presented.

Skybox visibility: choose the background for the presentation

Show the skybox when explaining a building in its surrounding environment, or hide it to emphasize the model itself. The setting changes the background display without changing the model content or requiring another scan.

Figure 6. Switching skybox visibility for the same output to view the environmental background or emphasize the model.

SHARE PointClouds Studio V2.7 also adds a 3DGS startup animation for a smoother visual transition into the scene viewer.

3. How to Observe Changes in Detail

When comparing 3DGS outputs, start with the overall layout, then examine corresponding areas: doorways and corners for spatial connections, exhibits and backgrounds for brightness, and painted surfaces or inscriptions for fine detail.

The sundial scene below provides a way to observe engraved lines, stroke continuity and the appearance of the stone surface in a corresponding inscription area.

Figure 7. Sundial inscription renderings for observing engraved lines, strokes and stone texture in corresponding areas.

The images in this article illustrate the visual appearance of the featured scenes. To evaluate algorithm changes further, use the same source data with consistent generation parameters, viewpoints and display conditions. These images are not intended for quantitative accuracy assessment.

4. Put the Scene to Work

Renovation discussions: move from room layout to furnishings

Use an overview to explain how rooms connect, then enter the area under discussion to talk about doorways, walls and furnishings. When presenting a single room, clip the display area to keep the discussion focused on that space.

Retail and hotel presentations: follow the real circulation route

For a store presentation, follow the aisles through different display areas. For a guest room, move from the entrance to the bed, living area and bathroom. Viewers can understand the layout in its spatial context, while the presenter organizes the walkthrough along the actual route.

Historic buildings and museums: find individual features within the whole

Show the building or exhibition space first, then move closer to a component, decoration or exhibit and explain its relationship to the surroundings. An overview and close inspection can be connected within the same output and revisited as needed.

Factory presentations: locate equipment before examining it closely

Use the scene to explain the positions of passageways, equipment areas and storage zones, then select an equipment close-up to discuss surface features. Remote participants can first understand where a machine is located and then identify the object being discussed.

Figure 8. A production-space overview and equipment close-up, used to explain the site layout and equipment surface details respectively.

For film, games and other scene-creation work, 3DGS can also provide real-world scene browsing and visual reference. Tasks that require continuous surface geometry should use an appropriate Mesh output.

5. Prepare for Generation

Check the computer configuration against the task size, and try a small data sample before processing the full project to review capture and generation quality.

3DGS is intended for realistic browsing, presentations and creative reference. Use point clouds and the appropriate measurement workflow for dimensional measurement and accuracy assessment; do not use 3DGS imagery as the basis for measurement or project acceptance.

The visual result and processing time depend on capture quality, data size, parameters and computer configuration. For large scenes, process separate floors or areas and organize the display range according to the presentation needs.

6. Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What does the 3DGS upgrade improve?

It primarily improves spatial structure, brightness, color and material texture. It also adds model clipping, skybox visibility controls and a startup animation to help users browse and organize presentations.

Q2: What if I select the wrong clipping area?

The clipping workflow supports undo, so you can step back, adjust the selection and review the result.

Q3: Does hiding the skybox change the model?

No. It only changes the background display and can be switched according to the presentation needs.

Q4: How should I process a large scene?

Split it by floor or area. Check the result and resource usage on a small sample, then choose the size and parameters for the full task.

Q5: Is there an additional upgrade fee?

SHARE PointClouds Studio has been permanently free since June 9, 2026, with no annual, module, account or license-count charges.