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