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| Name | Polygon Model File | CATIA Graphical Representation |
| File extension | .ply | .cgr |
| Original software | CATIA V5 | |
| 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 | The format in which CATIA stores a simplified version of representations of solid and surface models |
| Viewing software | GLC_Player (free), MeshLab (free) | 3DXML Player (free) |
