.plyTypical support level 3

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Open ASCII or binary PLY as a surface mesh, or as points when no face records are present. Free, with no uploads, signup or software installation.

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What Anyfile can show

Polygon geometry rendered as a shaded surface when face elements are present
Vertex-only datasets displayed as points
Recognized vertex colors in supported ASCII or binary PLY files

Limits and conditions

Custom PLY properties are not exposed as an attribute table
No surface reconstruction from point-only data or mesh repair
128 MiB input and element-count budgets; this path does not stream very large clouds like the LAS preview; WebGL 2 required

IMPLEMENTATION

Viewers responsible for this format

PLY describes elements and properties in a header followed by ASCII or binary records. It is used for polygon surfaces and scanned point sets. Anyfile reads supported vertex data and chooses a surface or point display based on whether the file declares faces, retaining recognized vertex colors.

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Common question

Why does my PLY show dots instead of a solid surface?

A vertex-only PLY has positions but no face connectivity. The viewer draws those points and does not invent triangles. Export a mesh with faces if a surface is required.

Does PLY use the same preview as LAS?

No. PLY is loaded as a bounded mesh or vertex dataset. LAS uses a separate streamed point sampler with different size limits and attribute support.