Polygon File Format (PLY)
Flexible format for point clouds and scientific 3D data
researchPopularity: mediumSupports 6 Conversions
Format Specifications
Extension..ply
MIME Typemodel/ply
Categoryresearch
DeveloperStanford University
Released1994
Key Features
- point-clouds
- vertex-data
- flexible
- research
Common Use Cases
3d-scanningresearchpoint-cloudsscientific
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3DS PLY3MF PLYAC PLYAMF PLYASE PLYBLEND PLYBVH PLYCOB PLYCSM PLYDAE PLYDXF PLYFBX PLYGLB PLYGLTF PLYIFC PLYIRR PLYIRRMESH PLYLWO PLYLWS PLYLXO PLYMD2 PLYMD3 PLYMD5 PLYMDC PLYMDL PLYMS3D PLYOBJ PLYOGEX PLYPK3 PLYQ3D PLYQ3S PLYRAW PLYSCN PLYSIB PLYSMD PLYSTL PLYTER PLYVTA PLYWRL PLYX PLYX3D PLYXGL PLYXML PLYZGL PLY
What is PLY format?
Flexible format for point clouds and scientific 3D data The full name of the format is "Polygon File Format".It falls primarily under the research category. It was originally developed by Stanford University. This format is considered to have medium popularity in the 3D industry.
How to open PLY files?
You can open PLY files using our free online 3D viewer. Simply upload your file, and we will render it directly in your browser without uploading it to any server. Alternatively, you can convert it to a more widely supported format like GLTF or OBJ using the tools listed above.