Optimizing 3D Gaussian Splatting via Point Cloud Upsampling

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.00450v1
• Date: Sat, 30 May 2026 00:42:17 GMT
• Title: Optimizing 3D Gaussian Splatting via Point Cloud Upsampling
• Abstract summary: 3D Gaussianting (3DGS) is a technique for creating and rendering 3D scenes.<n>This study presents and evaluates several point cloud upsampling approaches.<n>We show improvements in reconstruction quality across diverse scene types.
• Score: 11.209081297828961
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) is a technique for creating and rendering 3D scenes, however its performance depends heavily on the quality of initial seed points. To improve 3DGS initialization, this study presents and evaluates several point cloud upsampling approaches: linear interpolation, triangular interpolation, spline-based surface reconstruction, moving least squares surface fitting, and Voronoi-based point generation. Additionally, this research introduces a depth-guided point lifting method that leverages depth maps to maintain geometric consistency with Structure-from-Motion (SfM) reconstructions. Through extensive experiments on the Mip-NeRF360 and Replica datasets, the proposed methods demonstrate improvements in reconstruction quality across diverse scene types. Results indicate that different upsampling strategies excel in different scenarios: surface reconstruction methods perform better with organic, detailed scenes, while simpler interpolation approaches are more suited for scenes dominated by piecewise-smooth geometries. In comparison, the depth-guided approach shows promise for adding geometry-aware points across the entire scene, importantly in texture-less regions. These findings, which provide preliminary practical guidelines for selecting appropriate upsampling methods based on scene characteristics and computational constraints, advances the understanding of how point cloud initialization affects 3DGS quality.

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