Name | CATIA Product | Polygon Model File |
File extension | .CATProduct | .ply |
Original software | CATIA | |
Binary | ■ | ■ |
ASCII | ■ | |
Polygonal | ■ | ■ |
NURBS | ■ | |
Solids | ■ | |
Smoothing groups | ■ | |
Textures, materials | ■ | |
Developer/Owner | Dassault Systemes | |
Description | ||
Specification | PLY - Polygon File Format | |
Format features | Makefile CAD system CATIA. By itself does not contain any geometric information - it contains only rules for joining parts. See the format CATPart | Amoung with STL, it is one of the most simple formats for storing polygonal information |
Viewing software | Delcam Exchange 2012 (free) | GLC_Player (free), MeshLab (free) |