Tools that have this format as input
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|
| ALTAG3D | An open source archive software |
| CND3D | Store, Preserve and publish 3D objects produced in Digital Humanities Research |
| CloudCompare | CloudCompare is a tool for editing and processing 3D point clouds and triangular meshes. |
| Filestar | Universal file converter for 900+ file types. |
| MeshLab | A tool for editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting, rendering, texturing, converting, and editing 3D triangular meshes. |
Tools that have this format as output
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|
| CloudCompare | CloudCompare is a tool for editing and processing 3D point clouds and triangular meshes. |
| Filestar | Universal file converter for 900+ file types. |
| MeshLab | A tool for editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting, rendering, texturing, converting, and editing 3D triangular meshes. |
PLY (Polygon File Format), also Stanford polygon file format is used for three-dimensional meshes. For details see http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/ply/, https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000501.shtml
The format has two versions: a pure ASCII format and a binary version.