Make-It-Animatable 3D Rigging Pipeline

Introduction:

This Blender addon streamlines the process of working with 3DGS (3D Gaussian Splatting) scans in your 3D projects. Here's what it offers:

1. Automatic Conversion: Seamlessly transforms.ply scan files into Blender-compatible objects.
2. Eevee Compatibility: Converted objects are fully renderable with Blender's Eevee engine.
3. Full Object Control: Manipulate your imported scans just like any other Blender object:
   • Move, scale, and rotate with precision
   • Easily duplicate to populate your scenes
4. Advanced Lighting Integration:
   • Light-Reactive Objects: Imported scans fully interact with scene lighting for realistic rendering
   • Option for shadeless display to preserve the raw scan appearance
   • Seamlessly blend scans with other 3D elements in your scene
5. Color Enhancement: Fine-tune the visual appeal of your scans with built-in color editing tools. By bridging the gap between 3DGS technology and Blender's powerful ecosystem, this addon empowers artists and designers to seamlessly incorporate realistic, light-responsive scans into their 3D workflows.

This project demonstrates the local setup and execution of the Make-It-Animatable pipeline for automatic 3D character rigging.

🔧 Tools & Frameworks

• Python (via Conda environment)

• PyTorch

• PyTorch3D

• Git LFS

• Blender (for .obj mesh preview and debugging)

  💡 Workflow Summary

• Installed all required dependencies using requirements.txt.

• Cloned LFS assets via HuggingFace.

• Rigged custom .obj mesh locally using app.py.

• Manually managed submodule issues for clean GitHub upload.

🤝 Credits

Based on the original project by Jason Gzy.

Installation:

❗❗Please note❗❗ The addon was made for the most current version of Blender at the time of writing - Blender 4.2 version. The addon will NOT work with previous versions of Blender. If you zip the installation package yourself, please make sure the zip file is named as: gs_render_by_kiri_engine.zip