# Transparent PNG on Gaussian Splat **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Support\ **Created:** [March 23, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/transparent-png-on-gaussian-splat/5703 "2025-03-23T14:27:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Netherstory\_Team](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@Netherstory\_Team](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Netherstory_Team)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/transparent-png-on-gaussian-splat/5703/1 "2025-03-23T14:27:41Z")
Hello! Am I correct that it’s not possible to place transparent PNG in front of gaussian splat? Neither as plane or UI entities. They are transparent in front of the any object or world, but background become black as soon as splat enabling in front of them. I tried almost all the possible component configurations in real time preview. ![Screenshot 2025-03-23 182847](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/x8thwall/original/2X/2/21af95ba914b6d55b72497712de4fc7cf4a33004.png) ![Screenshot 2025-03-23 182857](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/x8thwall/original/2X/e/ea3f471d8ffde2cd11136557408654618045a655.png) ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeButler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/georgebutler/32/1903_2.png) [@GeorgeButler](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/GeorgeButler)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/transparent-png-on-gaussian-splat/5703/2 "2025-03-24T16:09:54Z")
Check out this forum reply: > [@Issue with Transparent Images in Niantic Studio](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/issue-with-transparent-images-in-niantic-studio/5028/2): > > Do you still see the same issue when placing a 3D model behind the “Spot” object? Transparency and Splats don’t play very nicely together at the moment. I’ll make sure the engineering team gets a nudge on this issue. ---
**Author:** ![Netherstory\_Team](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@Netherstory\_Team](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Netherstory_Team)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/transparent-png-on-gaussian-splat/5703/3 "2025-03-24T16:43:51Z")
i am really sorry, but don’t quite get it. what did you mean by “placing model behind the object”? what behind what? edit: oh, i tried to rotate 180 degrees on Y and watch it from other side of splat - yeah trasparency works that way. Did you mean that? but only that won’t solve my problem actually ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeButler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/georgebutler/32/1903_2.png) [@GeorgeButler](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/GeorgeButler)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/transparent-png-on-gaussian-splat/5703/4 "2025-03-24T17:26:27Z")
Those instructions are specific to the thread. They key point to highlight is that transparent objects and splats don’t work well together at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Netherstory\_Team](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@Netherstory\_Team](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Netherstory_Team)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/transparent-png-on-gaussian-splat/5703/5 "2025-03-24T17:29:23Z")
Yeah, i know, i just wanted to reenact the same on my project. So, there is no solution yet, even with this new info (that it works in reverse direction)? ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeButler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/georgebutler/32/1903_2.png) [@GeorgeButler](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/GeorgeButler)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/transparent-png-on-gaussian-splat/5703/6 "2025-03-24T17:45:55Z")
Unfortunately, no solution yet. ☹