Polygon graphics
File type: 3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Files with ply extension can be found as various polygon 3D data files generated by many 3D modeling or CAD programs.
Found 5 different file type records with the same ply filename suffix.
File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Date updated: April 6, 2024
PLY format represents a simple object description that was designed as a convenient format for researchers who work with polygonal models. Early versions of this file format were used at Stanford University and at UNC Chapel Hill.
A .ply file consists of a header followed by a list of vertices and then a list of polygons. The header specifies how many vertices and polygons are in the file, and also states what properties are associated with each vertex, such as (x,y,z) coordinates, normals and color.
The polygon faces are simply lists of indices into the vertex list, and each face begins with a count of the number of elements in each list.
The PLY format format is most often used today to convey data from 3D RGB color scanners. For example used by Petrosys or Cyberware.
Use Blender, AutoCAD, or similar alternatives to open and work with the *.ply files.
Generally speaking, polygon files can be exported to several CAD formats.
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Blender (Microsoft Windows)
3D Builder (Microsoft Windows)
Blender for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Blender for Linux (Linux/Unix)
CloudCompare (Multiplatform)
Meshlab (Multiplatform)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Blender (Microsoft Windows)
3D Builder (Microsoft Windows)
Blender for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Blender for Linux (Linux/Unix)
CloudCompare (Multiplatform)
Meshlab (Multiplatform)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Blender (Microsoft Windows)
3D Builder (Microsoft Windows)
Blender for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Blender for Linux (Linux/Unix)
CloudCompare (Multiplatform)
Meshlab (Multiplatform)
Rapidform Explorer (Geomagic Verify Viewer) (Microsoft Windows)
3D-Tool (Microsoft Windows)
CloudCompare (Multiplatform)
3D Builder (Microsoft Windows)
Autoconverter (Microsoft Windows)
meshconv (Microsoft Windows)
mesh2mesh (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
3D Coat (Microsoft Windows)
PolyTrans|CAD+DCC (Microsoft Windows)
TransMagic (Microsoft Windows)
GLTF Exporter (Microsoft Windows)
assimp (Microsoft Windows)
3D-Tool (Microsoft Windows)
Apple SceneKit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Metasequoia (Multiplatform)
Meshlab (Multiplatform)
Online 3D Model Converter (On-line services)
VTBuilder (Microsoft Windows)
PolyTrans|CAD+DCC (Microsoft Windows)
Petrosys (Microsoft Windows)
Mystic Fractal Firefly (Microsoft Windows)
TransMagic (Microsoft Windows)
assimp (Microsoft Windows)
Metasequoia (Multiplatform)
Online 3D Model Converter (On-line services)
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: October 30, 2019
The ply file extension is associated with the Finale, a music composing software for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X (macOS) operating systems.
The ply file contains playback from Finale.
Use Finale to open *.ply files.
Finale is able to export *.ply files to other formats.
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
Finale (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: February 28, 2019
The ply file extension is also reported to be used for some sort of presentation format from Harvard Graphics presentation software for MS-DOS and later for Microsoft Windows.
Looks like old and no longer used format.
Harvard Graphics ChartXL (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: May 9, 2019
The ply file extension is related to the Men of War: Assault Squad 2, a real time strategic computer game for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The ply file stores some kind of game data used by Men of War: Assault Squad 2.
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: September 14, 2015
The ply file extension was also used in MiDi PoWer, an older audio application for Microsoft Windows. This type of ply file stores playlist created by MiDi PoWer.
Some media players may still support this playlist file type.
Probably can be saved to other playlist formats.
Blaze Media Pro (Microsoft Windows)
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