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What is PLY file type and how to open it?
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What is PLY format?
PLY is a computer file format known as the Polygon File Format or the Stanford Triangle Format. It was designed to store three-dimensional data from 3D scanners. The data storage format supports a relatively simple description of a single object as a list of nominally flat polygons.
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How To Import (Read) PLY files
Import (Read) PLY files
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