File Formats & Standards · Projected milestone

Gaussian splats in standard 3D files

Estimated year~2027

86% by 2032 · including earlier years

The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.

3D captures made of millions of soft splats get an official home in glTF and OpenUSD, so phone scans open in any 3D app or browser.

What the forecast means

Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)

Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.

This page describes a forecast, rather than an achieved result. Read the methodology and assumptions.

No individual source links are recorded for this milestone. Source coverage and review status vary across the atlas.

Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.