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PLY files

PLY stores meshes and point clouds, often with per-vertex colour. It is the usual output of 3D scanners and photogrammetry software.

Full name
Polygon File Format (Stanford)
Type
Triangle mesh
Used in
MeshLab, CloudCompare, Blender, 3D scanner software
Strength
Handles scans and per-vertex colour.
Limits
Little support in CAD tools.

Open PLY files

Convert PLY to

PLY → STLPLY → STEPPLY → STPPLY → IGESPLY → BREPPLY → OBJPLY → FBXPLY → GLBPLY → glTFPLY → 3MFPLY → DAEPLY → DXFPLY → USDZPLY → 3DM

Convert to PLY

STL → PLYSTEP → PLYSTP → PLYIGES → PLYOBJ → PLYFBX → PLYGLB → PLYglTF → PLY3MF → PLYDAE → PLY3DS → PLYBLEND → PLY3DM → PLYUSDZ → PLYGCODE → PLYOFF → PLYAMF → PLYX → PLYBREP → PLY