Convert PLY to HTML via C#

Render PLY as HTML without any 3D modeling and rendering software.

How to Convert PLY to HTML Using C#

In order to convert PLY to HTML, we’ll use

Aspose.3D for .NET

API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation and conversion API for C# platform. Open

NuGet

package manager, search for Aspose.3D and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Package Manager Console Command
PM> Install-Package Aspose.3D

Steps to Convert PLY to HTML via C#

.NET programmers can easily load & convert PLY files to HTML in just a few lines of code.

Load PLY file via the constructor of Scene class
Create an instance of HtmlSaveOptions
Set HTML specific properties for advanced conversion
Call the Scene.Save method
Pass the output path with HTML file extension & object of HtmlSaveOptions
Check resultant HTML file at specified path

System Requirements

Before running the .NET conversion code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono.
Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
Aspose.3D for .NET DLL referenced in your project.

A 3D File Processing Library to manipulate 3D files without any modeling and rendering software. The 3D API supports Discreet3DS, WavefrontOBJ, FBX (ASCII, Binary), STL (ASCII, Binary), Universal3D, Collada, glTF, GLB, PLY, DirectX, Google Draco file formats and more. Developers can create, read, convert, modify and control the substance of 3D document formats easily.

PLY What is PLY File Format?

PLY, Polygon File Format, represents 3D file format that stores graphical objects described as a collection of polygons. The purpose of this file format was to establish a simple and easy file type that is general enough to be useful for a wide range of models. PLY file format comes as ASCII as well as Binary format for compact storage and for rapid saving and loading. The file format is used by different applications that provide support for 3D files reading.

html What is html File Format?

HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the extension for web pages created for display in browsers. Known as language of the web, HTML has evolved with requirements of new information requirements to be displayed as part of web pages. The latest variant is known as HTML 5 that gives a lot of flexibility for working with the language. HTML pages are either received from server, where these are hosted, or can be loaded from local system as well. Each HTML page is made up of HTML elements such as forms, text, images, animations, links, etc. These elements are represented by tags such as img, a, p and several others where each tag has start and end. It can also embed applications written in scripting languages such as JavaScript and Style Sheets (CSS) for overall layout representation.

Other Supported Conversions

You can also convert PLY into many other file formats including few listed below.

PLY TO 3DS (3D Studio DOS Mesh)

PLY TO AMF (Additive Manufacturing Format)

PLY TO DAE (Digital Asset Exchange)

PLY TO FBX (3D Format)

PLY TO OBJ (3D File Format)

PLY TO PDF (Portable Document Format)

PLY TO RVM (AVEVA Plant Design Model)

PLY TO STL (Interchangeable 3D Surface Geometry)

PLY TO U3D (Universal 3D)