Convert USD to PLY via C#

Export USD & other 3D files using .NET Framework, .NET Core and Mono

Export USD Scene as PLY with C#

  1. Load USD file using a constructor of Scene class
  2. Call Scene.Save method
  3. Pass output file name with .ply extension as first parameter
  4. Specify PLY field value from FileFormat class

3D Format Conversion API for .NET

Install from command line as nuget install Aspose.3d or via Package Manager Console of Visual Studio with Install-Package Aspose.3D.

Alternatively, get the offline MSI installer or DLLs in a ZIP file from downloads .

C# Code for USD to PLY Conversion

// load the USD in an object of Scene 
var scene = new Aspose.ThreeD.Scene("template.usd");
// save USD as a PLY 
scene.Save("output.ply", Aspose.ThreeD.FileFormat.PLY);

Other Conversion Options

USD TO PLY (Polygon File Format)
USD TO HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)
USD TO DXF (Autodesk Drawing Exchange Format)
USD TO ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange File)
USD TO DRC (Google Draco File Format)
USD TO FBX (Autodesk FBX Interchange File)
USD TO PDF (Portable Document Format)
USD TO JT (JT Open CAD File)

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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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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