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Blender 5.3 is out, with native 3D Gaussian Splat support.

• Import: PLY, SPZ, and glTF files, stored as point clouds.
• Rendering: EEVEE, Cycles, and Workbench (solid mode).
• Caveat: performance still being optimized; low-opacity areas may render inaccurately.