PLY

File Format
Name	PLY
Ontology	Electronic File Formats 3D and CAD/CAM Models PLY
Extension(s)	.ply
PRONOM	fmt/831
Wikidata ID	Q3077345
Released	1994

PLY (Polygon File Format, Stanford Triangle Format) is a format for expressing graphical objects as a collection of polygons. It is found in both ASCII and binary versions.

Identification

The ASCII version starts with a line consisting of "ply".

Format description

• Description with examples

Software

• assimp

Sample files

• dexvert samples — poly/polygonFileFormat