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MILo

Mesh-in-the-loop Gaussian Splatting from a SIGGRAPH Asia paper.

💎 Hidden gem★ 528 stars⑂ 54 forksNOASSERTIONupdated 2026-04

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// project facts

Project facts

MILo is an open-source ai 3d project by Anttwo (Anttwo/MILo on GitHub). It has 528 GitHub stars and 54 forks, is released under the NOASSERTION license, and was last updated on GitHub on 3 April 2026.

Repository: Anttwo/MILo
GitHub stars: 528
Forks: 54
License: NOASSERTION
Last updated on GitHub: 3 April 2026
Category: AI 3D
Listing: Hidden gem — a shorter page for a lesser-known project
Official site: Official docs

// how it works

How it works

Read the paper
Start with the project page overview.
Clone the repo
Get the official implementation.
Set up the environment
Follow the README for dependencies.
Run the method
Reproduce splats on your own captures.

// features

Why people love it

Mesh-in-the-loop

Meshes guide the splat optimization.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2025

Peer-reviewed research code.

Detailed surfaces

Aims for geometric consistency.

Official implementation

Code from the paper authors.

Differentiable rendering

Modern 3D vision techniques.

Project page

Paper, videos, and docs online.

// run it

Run it yourself

Step 1 — Clone the repo
Download the official implementation.
```
git clone https://github.com/Anttwo/MILo.git
cd MILo
```
Step 2 — Install deps
Set up the Python environment per README.
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Step 3 — Run the demo
Follow the README to train on sample data.
```
# see README for dataset prep and launch command
```

// use cases

What you can build

Reproduce a SIGGRAPH Asia 3DGS paper.
Research mesh-coupled splatting.
Compare surface quality against baselines.
Learn differentiable rendering hands-on.

// faq

Questions, answered

What is MILo?

The official code for Mesh-In-the-Loop Gaussian Splatting (SIGGRAPH Asia 2025), at Anttwo/MILo.

What does mesh-in-the-loop mean?

Mesh reconstruction guides the splat optimization for better geometry.

Is it easy to run?

It is research code; expect a setup process from the README.

Is it free?

The code is on GitHub; no license is asserted, so check the repo.

Where is the paper?

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