Comparison · Gaussian splatting tools
Neurones 3D vs XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor
Looking for a XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor alternative? Neurones 3D is free, offline point cloud and Gaussian splatting software for Windows: the free viewer runs every process, from AI classification to dimensioned floor plans, and a one-time paid edition saves the results.
Lixel CyberColor is XGRIDS’ Gaussian splatting platform, joining Multi-SLAM capture from the company’s Lixel scanners with splat reconstruction, editing and cross-platform publishing in its own LCC2 format.
By Dr. Florent Poux, maker of Neurones 3D · XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor's facts from XGRIDS's own documentation, checked
The short answer
Choose Neurones 3D when you need to turn splats and scans from any source into measured, classified and drawn deliverables on one Windows PC, offline and on a licence bought once. Choose Lixel CyberColor when you capture with XGRIDS hardware and want splats reconstructed with SLAM and streamed at very large scale to Unreal Engine, Revit, the web or XR. They can share a project: capture and reconstruct in LCC, convert the scene to PLY (the free splat-transform tool reads LCC), and produce floor plans, sections and classification in Neurones 3D.
At a glance
| Neurones 3D | XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) | LCC Studio (local, private deployment) and LCC Cloud; viewing on browser, desktop, mobile and XR |
| Where it runs | desktop | desktop |
| Licence | free viewer + one-time paid editions | not published |
| Price | Free viewer; paid editions bought once, no subscription | Not published on the vendor's site source |
| Free use | The free viewer opens, views and runs every process; writing results out needs a paid edition | Not stated |
Feature by feature
"Not stated" means we could not find it in XGRIDS's documentation, not that it is missing. Each of XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor's cells links to where we read it.
| Capability | Neurones 3D | XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor |
|---|---|---|
| Runs fully offline | YesNo account, no internet connection, no telemetry | PartlyLCC Studio produces data locally with private deployment; LCC Cloud reconstructs in the cloud source |
| One-time licence available | YesBought once; no subscription | Not stated |
| Opens LAS/LAZ and E57 | YesLAS, LAZ, COPC, E57, PLY, PCD and more; a 127.8 M point E57 opens in about 22 s | Not stated |
| Scan registration | PartlyCloud-to-cloud alignment (ICP and graph matching, no initial placement needed), RMS shown with the inlier share | Add-onLixelStudio processes scanner data with SLAM and PPK source |
| AI point cloud classification | YesFour trained models ship in every build: indoor, aerial LiDAR, powerline, streetscape; a confidence per point | Add-onLCC for Revit: AI spatial recognition and semantic point cloud grouping by building component source |
| Segmentation | YesUnsupervised segmentation, primitive decomposition, components, rooms | Not stated |
| Automatic floor plans | YesAutomatic, dimensioned, with sections and elevations | Not stated |
| DXF / CAD drawings | YesDXF R2000, SVG and PDF; no DWG | Not stated |
| DTM / DSM | YesDTM, DSM, CHM, slope, aspect, hillshade on one grid | Not stated |
| Contour lines | YesContours that cannot cross | Not stated |
| Change detection | YesM3C2 with a 95 % level of detection; cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-BIM deviation | Not stated |
| Meshing | YesPoisson and clean meshing; the clean mesh is closed, not edge-manifold | Not stated |
| Gaussian splats | YesOpens PLY and SPZ splats, converts them to points, meshes them; does not train splats | YesMulti-SLAM plus 3DGS; AI object removal; LCC2 format with Unity, Unreal, WebGL, Cesium and Three.js source |
| Reports | YesSelf-contained HTML reports with provenance | Not stated |
| Scripting / SDK | YesEngine & SDK edition: Python package and headless command line | Not stated |
Where Neurones 3D is stronger
- Opens splats from any tool as PLY or SPZ, and laser scans as LAS, LAZ and E57, without tying the workflow to one scanner brand.
- Converts a splat to a point cloud and draws a dimensioned floor plan saved as DXF R2000, SVG and PDF.
- Classifies point clouds with four trained models (indoor, aerial LiDAR, powerline, streetscape) inside the same application.
- Bought once with no subscription; the free viewer opens splats and runs every process, offline with no account.
Where XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor is stronger
- LCC reconstructs splats from XGRIDS Multi-SLAM capture; Neurones 3D does not train splats.
- LCC streams billion-splat scenes to Unreal Engine, with plug-ins for Unreal and Revit and delivery to web, mobile and XR.
- AI removal of moving objects during reconstruction.
Who should choose which
Choose Neurones 3D to take a point cloud or a splat capture to a finished deliverable on your own machine: classified LAS, a dimensioned floor plan with sections and elevations in DXF, a DTM with contours, a change map or a report, without an account, an upload or a subscription. Every figure it publishes is measured; see the benchmarks.
Choose XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor: Teams that capture large sites with XGRIDS Lixel scanners and want survey-backed splats streamed to Unreal Engine, Unity, the web or XR.
Questions
Is XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor (LCC) free?
XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor (LCC): Not published on the vendor’s site. Free use: Not stated. Neurones 3D’s free viewer opens, views and runs every process; writing results out needs a paid edition bought once.
Does XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor (LCC) work offline?
XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor (LCC): partly. LCC Studio produces data locally with private deployment; LCC Cloud reconstructs in the cloud. Neurones 3D: yes. No account, no internet connection, no telemetry.
Can XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor (LCC) classify point clouds with AI?
XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor (LCC): add-on. LCC for Revit: AI spatial recognition and semantic point cloud grouping by building component. Neurones 3D: yes. Four trained models ship in every build: indoor, aerial LiDAR, powerline, streetscape; a confidence per point.
Does XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor (LCC) support Gaussian splats?
XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor (LCC): yes. Multi-SLAM plus 3DGS; AI object removal; LCC2 format with Unity, Unreal, WebGL, Cesium and Three.js. Neurones 3D: yes. Opens PLY and SPZ splats, converts them to points, meshes them; does not train splats.
What is the best alternative to XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor (LCC)?
Choose Neurones 3D when you need to turn splats and scans from any source into measured, classified and drawn deliverables on one Windows PC, offline and on a licence bought once. Choose Lixel CyberColor when you capture with XGRIDS hardware and want splats reconstructed with SLAM and streamed at very large scale to Unreal Engine, Revit, the web or XR. They can share a project: capture and reconstruct in LCC, convert the scene to PLY (the free splat-transform tool reads LCC), and produce floor plans, sections and classification in Neurones 3D.
How this comparison was made
Written by the maker of Neurones 3D, so read it as such. XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor (LCC)'s column comes only from XGRIDS's published documentation and listings, read on 2026-09-24; where we found nothing, the cell says "not stated". Neurones 3D's column comes from its own guides, which give the limits too. If something here is wrong or out of date, write to howto@learngeodata.eu and it will be corrected.
Sources: