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WRL to PLY

Anyfile converts a VRML world to a PLY model for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.

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What changes from WRL to PLY

What’s keptShape only

When to use PLY: 3D scans, point clouds and research data.

The two formats

.wrl

VRML worldVirtual Reality Modeling Language

A text format for 3D scenes from the mid-1990s, made to describe interactive worlds on the early web. VRML97 became an ISO standard and was later succeeded by X3D.

Older CAD and scientific models, and full-colour 3D printing.

Opens in MeshLab, FreeCAD, view3dscene, Blender (with an add-on)

About WRL files

.ply

PLY modelPolygon File Format

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 files

Questions

How do I convert WRL to PLY?

Drop your WRL 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.

Is my WRL file uploaded anywhere?

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.

Can I convert several WRL files at once?

Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every PLY inside.