Can’t clone or instantiate GSplatComponent from the template

[ludovit-as]

Project to reproduce: https://playcanvas.com/project/1254555/overview/splat-template-clone

When trying to instantiate a template that contains a GSplat Component like below, an exception is thrown.

// Attempt to copy entity
        const templateInstance = this.app.root.findByName("Splat template");
        const gate = templateInstance.clone();

// Attempt to instantiate template
        const template = this.app.assets.get(195964191)
        const gate = template.resource.instantiate();

If the GSplat component is substituted for a Render Component, it works. I would expect the same behavior.

Related forum post: https://forum.playcanvas.com/t/cant-clone-or-instantiate-gsplatcomponent/36948

[mvaligursky]

I tried the repro project and it does not seem to load for me at the moment .. I get lots of pending requests.

[ludovit-as]

Hmm, it's just a very basic playcanvas project without anything too special. All I do on the code is try to instantiate a template that contains a GSplat component.

If it's helpful I've published a version to launch directly: https://playcanv.as/b/50ce1d61

This is the expected (failing) console output.

And this is the expected network requests:

If the project doesn't work for some reason the code that fails is just:

    try {
        const templateInstance = this.app.root.findByName("Model template");
        const model = templateInstance.clone();
        console.log(model);
    } catch (e) {
        console.warn("[model] Copy instance failed.")
        console.error(e);
    }

    try {
        const template = this.app.assets.get(195964642)
        const model = template.resource.instantiate();
        console.log(model);
    } catch (e) {
        console.warn("[model] Instanciate template failed.")
        console.error(e);
    }

    try {
        const templateInstance = this.app.root.findByName("Splat template");
        const gate = templateInstance.clone();
    } catch (e) {
        console.warn("Copy instance failed.")
        console.error(e);
    }

    try {
        const template = this.app.assets.get(195964191)
        const gate = template.resource.instantiate();
    } catch (e) {
        console.warn("Instanciate template failed.")
        console.error(e);
    }

Templates (neither the render nor the gsplat component have any asset):