Pascal Seifert
Gaussian Splat Support in Autodesk VRED 2027: A New Era for Photorealistic Visualization
Autodesk VRED 2027 introduces support for Gaussian Splats (3DGS), a new approach to 3D representation that goes beyond traditional triangle meshes and point clouds.
Instead of relying on polygons or discrete points, Gaussian Splats describe scenes using millions of small primitives. Each of these carries information such as position, density, color, and spatial distribution. The result is highly detailed, photorealistic environments that remain efficient to render.
This enables new workflows, especially for teams working with 3D scanning or AI-generated content, where complexity and realism were previously limited by performance constraints.
High Fidelity Meets Performance
Despite their visual richness, Gaussian Splats are efficient due to their compact structure. Even very large scenes can be rendered smoothly, making them suitable for real-time visualization.
VRED 2027 supports Gaussian Splat data in the following formats:
- PLY
- SPZ
- XGRIDS’ LCC format
Rendering is optimized with Vulkan and GPU ray tracing, ensuring strong performance and visual quality. For OpenGL and CPU ray tracing, VRED uses an alternative technique called stochastic splatting to maintain compatibility across rendering modes.
Once imported, 3DGS assets behave like any other object in VRED. They can be transformed, integrated into scene logic, and interact with the rigid body physics system.
Why BSH is using Autodesk VRED?
In 2008, BSH decided to adopt VRED as its main design visualization tool, providing the best balance between quality and performance.
BSH uses VRED for product presentations to design managers and decision makers.
“It’s a very, very powerful tool with a lot of different workflows, making quick decisions possible,” says Martin Emila, Head of BSH’s Virtual Reality Studio
BSH saves time in the ideation phase, when a large number of ideas are generated and have to be evaluated and compared.
Why Gaussian Splats Matter for BSH
Gaussian Splatting, as a new approach to capture complex geometry with a high level of detail, addresses an important challenge in our VRED-based visualization process. As household appliances must be presented in specific environments, a detailed and realistic representation of the surroundings is essential for the precise evaluation of design intent.
3DGS accelerates and simplifies the process of creating these kinds of surroundings and makes it possible to provide a high-fidelity product display for reliable decision-making.
Faster Reality Capture with XGRIDS
With the XGRIDS scanning devices such as the PortalCam, capturing an environment has become a simpler and more predictable process. After a short introduction, camera functionality is easy to understand and makes it possible to achieve high-quality results even for people without long-term experience.
A short timeframe from capturing and processing up to the implementation of results into our presentation workflow is helpful when the span from project start to product presentation becomes shorter.
About BSH
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH is one of the biggest household appliances manufacturers worldwide with total turnover volume € 15.0 billion in 2025.
BSH is #1 in the European market with a product portfolio includes the entire spectrum of modern home appliances. Its global, regional, and local appliance brands offer a wide range of products, including cooktops, ovens, ventilation hoods, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, and small appliances such as vacuum cleaners and coffee machines.
BSH has 37 factories in Europe, the USA, Latin America, and Asia. Over 56,000 people work for BSH, and their manufacturing process is carbon neutral.
See it all at AIF 2026
If you want to go deeper into VRED 2027 and our support of Gaussian Splat, AIF26 is the place to do it. Join us June 2–3 at the Darmstadtium Science & Congress Center in Darmstadt, Germany, for two days of sessions, deep dives, and hands-on exploration of the latest across the Autodesk automotive and industrial design ecosystem. Sessions dedicated to the VRED 2027 capabilities you’ve just read about will give you the chance to see them in action and explore them with the teams who built them.
Can’t make it to Darmstadt? Recordings of all AIF sessions will be available on the Design Studio Blog and on our YouTube channel shortly after the event.
The Alias and VRED Learning Editions give you free access to Alias AutoStudio and VRED Professional for non-commercial use, so you can start exploring these new capabilities on your own time, at your own pace. Download them today and see what 2027 brings to your workflow.