--- title: Watch Soldering Up Close And From Any Angle, In VR description: A new educational series called PCB Hand-Soldering Basics uses Gaussian splats to let viewers watch soldering technique in VR from any angle and up close,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/watch-soldering-up-close-and-from-any-angle-in-vr-tbygskbi6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Watch Soldering Up Close And From Any Angle, In VR | daily.dev og:description: A new educational series called PCB Hand-Soldering Basics uses Gaussian splats to let viewers watch soldering technique in VR from any angle and up close,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/watch-soldering-up-close-and-from-any-angle-in-vr-tbygskbi6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TBygsKbI6.png og:image:alt: Watch Soldering Up Close And From Any Angle, In VR og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Watch Soldering Up Close And From Any Angle, In VR **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A new educational series called PCB Hand-Soldering Basics uses Gaussian splats to let viewers watch soldering technique in VR from any angle and up close, rather than relying on flat 3D video. The thirteen-video set was produced with Imperial College London's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, aiming to give a detailed, freely-navigable view of hand soldering for learners. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What are Gaussian splats and why are they used for 3D video capture? Gaussian splats are a method of displaying 3D content that lets viewers freely look at a scene from any angle, rendered from a cloud of soft, blob-like points rather than traditional polygons. They look realistic and are computationally cheap to render, which is why they're increasingly used for immersive captures, including a series showing hand soldering technique in fine detail from any viewpoint. _Explore more coverage on daily.dev for developers experimenting with 3D capture and rendering techniques._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Spark Solder one-handed USB-C soldering iron supports TS100 tips, integrates solder feeder \(Crowdfunding\)](https://daily.dev/posts/spark-solder-one-handed-usb-c-soldering-iron-supports-ts100-tips-integrates-solder-feeder-crowdfun-nmpnleumq) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A Good DIY Solder Stencil Begins With A Cleanly-Sliced Soda Can](https://daily.dev/posts/a-good-diy-solder-stencil-begins-with-a-cleanly-sliced-soda-can-amtn6zjl7) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Creating 3D Gaussian Splats From Regular 3D Models](https://daily.dev/posts/creating-3d-gaussian-splats-from-regular-3d-models-m6yobubay) · 80 LEVEL · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#vr](https://daily.dev/tags/vr) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/watch-soldering-up-close-and-from-any-angle-in-vr-tbygskbi6) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Watch Soldering Up Close And From Any Angle, In VR","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/watch-soldering-up-close-and-from-any-angle-in-vr-tbygskbi6","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/watch-soldering-up-close-and-from-any-angle-in-vr-tbygskbi6"},"datePublished":"2026-08-18T11:15:11.816Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T21:34:34.191Z","description":"A new educational series called PCB Hand-Soldering Basics uses Gaussian splats to let viewers watch soldering technique in VR from any angle and up close,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f297a54b194b877707d1a373f1a1f811?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f297a54b194b877707d1a373f1a1f811?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hackaday","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hackaday","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--JhDfhy70--/f_auto,q_auto/v1767541814/logos/hackaday","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/watch-soldering-up-close-and-from-any-angle-in-vr-tbygskbi6","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"vr","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hackaday","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Watch Soldering Up Close And From Any Angle, In VR"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/watch-soldering-up-close-and-from-any-angle-in-vr-tbygskbi6#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What are Gaussian splats and why are they used for 3D video capture?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Gaussian splats are a method of displaying 3D content that lets viewers freely look at a scene from any angle, rendered from a cloud of soft, blob-like points rather than traditional polygons. 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