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| Name | Polygon Model File | Blender |
| File extension | .ply | .blend |
| Original software | Blender | |
| Binary | ■ | ■ |
| ASCII | ■ | |
| Polygonal | ■ | ■ |
| NURBS | ■ | |
| Solids | ||
| Smoothing groups | ■ | |
| Textures, materials | ■ | |
| Developer/Owner | Blender | |
| Description | ||
| Specification | PLY - Polygon File Format | |
| Format features | Amoung with STL, it is one of the most simple formats for storing polygonal information | Open source project with a lot of features and plugins |
| Viewing software | GLC_Player (free), MeshLab (free) | Blender (free) |
