# PointGT: Simultaneous Geometry and Texture Editing for Point-Based Representations

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.03341 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.03341/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 26 of its 34 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 3 Sep 2026.

## Builds on (most cited first, 26 of 26)

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- [HDGS: Textured 2D Gaussian Splatting for Enhanced Scene Rendering](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2412.01823/) (2024)
- [Neural Shell Texture Splatting: More Details and Fewer Primitives](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2507.20200/) (2025)
- [Mesh-Guided Neural Implicit Field Editing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2312.02157/) (2023)
- [TexGS-VolVis: Expressive Scene Editing for Volume Visualization via Textured Gaussian Splatting](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2507.13586/) (2025)
- [Auto-Regressive Surface Cutting](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.18017/) (2025)
- [MeshTailor: Cutting Seams via Generative Mesh Traversal](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2603.27309/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

We present PointGT, a point-based 3D representation that enables simultaneous editing of object geometry and appearance. Existing reconstruction and view synthesis techniques produce volumetric 3D representations that are high-quality and photorealistic, but are difficult to edit. In particular, recent efforts to enable texture editing for 3D Gaussian Splatting representations are not compatible with geometry edits and deformations. Our method combines a point-based representation that is well-suited for geometry deformations with a learned UV mapping technique that enables high-resolution texture editing. We show that PointGT enables fine-grained editing of both geometry and texture in point-based neural representations with high rendering quality.