EasyEnv

EasyEnv is a Blender Add On which can generate 3D gaussain splatting environment based on a single image. Leverage the technique of ml-sharp (from Apple) and 3DGS Render (from Kiri Engine).

Prerequisite

Although the Add On support CPU, still highly recommend using GPU for faster 3D scene generation

• Tested Platform : Windows
• Blender Version : 4.3 and above (4.4, 4.5, 5.0...)
• Full File Size : 10GB (after all files got downloaded)
• Suggested GPU : NVIDIA RTX series or GTX 16 series or newer (Tested on RTX 2070)
• Suggested GPU drivers : NVIDIA driver version 525.60.13 or newer (for CUDA 12.x support)
• Suggested Blender Render : EEVEE

Installation & Use

Video tutorial

Installation

1. Download the zip file from GitHub Releases page
2. Go to Preferences, Add-ons, Install from disk and choose the downloaded zip file

Use

1. Environment Setup Panel : Checking the status of installation. If all the files got installed, this panel will be gone. Just need to install once
2. Install Environment Button : Install all the files needed for this Add On with internet (It's self-contained. Won't affect your computer's system)
3. Device Mode : Choose to generate 3D scene with GPU or CPU
4. Output Folder : Choose the output folder for the generated 3D scene file
5. Generate Button : Choose an image and start generating 3D scene
6. View Mode : Choose to display 3D scene as Gaussian Splats or Point Clouds (need to select the object first)
7. Update Splats Direction : Update Gaussian Splats to face the viewport (need to select the object first)
8. Color Adjustment : Adjust the brightness, contrast, hue and saturation of the Gaussian Splats (need to select the object first)

Manual Installation

• If your Blender does not have access to the internet, you can manually download the whole file, place it in Blender's Extensions folder and skip the installation process
• For example, extract the EasyEnv file from the zip file and place it in this folder : C:\Users\TimChen\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.3\extensions\user_default (use your own Blender extension path)
• After place the entire file in Blender's Extensions folder, enable the Add On through the Add On panel
• Full size ZIP file link : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1c8wVdXtA7EKcuABRp-QfWXXhxgiCUVrK?usp=sharing

-Sometimes the Environment Setup Panel may show up with python packages not found if we place the folder manually. Just close Blender and open again

Acknowledgments

• ml-sharp (Sharp Monocular View Synthesis in Less Than a Second) by Apple Inc. : https://github.com/apple/ml-sharp?tab=readme-ov-file
• 3DGS Render Blender Addon by Kiri Engine : https://github.com/Kiri-Innovation/3dgs-render-blender-addon?tab=readme-ov-file