Limitations¶

Keep these in mind so setup and delivery stay predictable.

Scenes¶

Embed In Scene (default on) makes scenes self-contained but much larger.
With embed off, keep the source capture with the project or the object will be empty after reopen.
Individual splats are not selectable. Selection is a wire frame / bounds, not a green point cloud.

File imports keep coordinates as-is (no automatic 100× scale or Z 180° flip). Scale or rotate in Maya, or use Up Axis, if needed.
Unbundled SOG folders are not supported - use a single .sog package.
SPLAT export is base color only.
SOG, SPZ, and compressed PLY are lossy by design.
Import has no options dialog; export does (format, compress, KSPLAT mode, SH degree).

Export All requires exactly one splat in the scene.
Strong shear on the transform is ignored (with a warning). Non-uniform scale is supported.
Maya’s file dialog may suggest a .ply name; the plugin corrects the extension for the format you chose.
Compress applies to PLY and NPZ only.

Maya’s viewport will not always match SuperSplat-style viewers for transparent overlap.
Density and Viewport Primitives Limit intentionally draw fewer points for speed on large clouds.

Supported on Maya 2025-2027 with V-Ray loaded at import (or after a re-import).
V-Ray CPU always works. V-Ray GPU needs V-Ray 7 Update 2+ (typical on Maya 2026+; update Maya 2025’s V-Ray if GPU is empty).
V-Ray beauty is base color only - SH Degree does not affect V-Ray.
The V-Ray object is a world-level *_vrayHold / *_vrayGS sibling - do not reparent it under the splat or delete it if you need beauty.
Do not Force-unload V-Ray; disable Auto load and restart instead.