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Convert PLY to USD via C#

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

How to Convert PLY to USD Using C#

In order to convert PLY to USD, 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 USD via C#

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

  1. Load PLY file via the constructor of Scene class
  2. Call the Scene.Save method with USD’s format.
  3. Check resultant USD 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.

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    usd What is usd File Format?

    A file with .usd extension is a Universal Scene Description file format that encodes data for the purpose of data interchanging and augmenting between digital content creation applications. Developed by Pixar, USD provides the ability to interchange elemental assets (such as models) or animation.

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    Other Supported Conversions

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

    PLY TO GLTF (GL Transmission Format File)
    PLY TO GLB (Binary GL Transmission Format)
    PLY TO PDF (Portable Document Format)
    PLY TO FBX (Autodesk FBX Interchange File)
    PLY TO STL (Stereolithography File)
    PLY TO OBJ (Wavefront 3D Object File)
    PLY TO 3DS (3D Studio Scene)
    PLY TO DAE (Digital Asset Exchange File)
    PLY TO U3D (Universal 3D File)
    PLY TO DRC (Google Draco File Format)
    PLY TO RVM (AVEVA RVM)
    PLY TO JT (JT Open CAD File)
    PLY TO AMF (Additive Manufacturing File)
    PLY TO HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)
    PLY TO USD (Universal Scene Description Format)
    PLY TO USDZ (Universal Scene Description Zipped Format)