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Anyfile converts an OBJ model to a PLY model for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.
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| What’s kept | Shape only |
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When to use PLY: 3D scans, point clouds and research data.
.obj
A plain-text geometry format from Wavefront Technologies, dating from the 1980s. It lists vertices, texture coordinates, normals and faces; materials live in a companion .mtl file.
Moving static meshes between almost any 3D programs.
Opens in Blender, Maya, Cinema 4D, Windows 3D Viewer, Quick Look on Mac
About OBJ files.ply
The Polygon File Format, also called the Stanford Triangle Format, devised at Stanford in the 1990s. It stores vertices and faces with extra properties such as per-vertex colour.
3D scans, point clouds and research data.
Opens in MeshLab, CloudCompare, Blender
About PLY filesGoing the other way? Convert PLY to OBJ
Everything that converts to PLY
Need to change it first? Open the 3D viewer
Drop your OBJ file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the PLY downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the 3D viewer.
No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.
Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every PLY inside.