Download Au-vu map in PLY format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
Open in constructor →Map passport
What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
.plyAbout PLY
Map of Au-vu in PLY: 442 buildings — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Buildings
Geometry by layer
- Buildings — solid volumes extruded from building outlines
What the file carries
The PLY file for Au-vu: features come as a single stream, without named layers, OpenStreetMap tags are not kept — geometry and styling remain, object heights are carried.
What this file will not contain
In PLY for Au-vu the following will not travel: 12 km of roads, 4 points of interest — the format prints solid volumes extruded from building outlines, and other layers are not part of the model.
File size
The expected size of the PLY file for Au-vu is about 22 KB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | 3D |
| File extension | .ply |
| Tier | Open Beta |
How to use PLY for Au-vu
- MeshLab (free) — open the model, look at the vertex colour, measure its overall dimensions, simplify the mesh if there are many buildings.
- CloudCompare (free) — compare the model with your point cloud from laser scanning or a drone survey, align the coordinate systems, compute deviations.
- Blender — File -> Import -> Stanford (.ply); to see the colouring, turn on vertex colour display in the material.
Programs that open PLY
FAQ: PLY for Au-vu
What is PLY used for?
PLY is popular in science, 3D scanning, and point cloud analysis.
Can I open it in Blender?
Yes, Blender imports PLY via File > Import > PLY.
Is this a mesh or a point cloud?
A mesh: buildings are exported as triangular faces with vertices. PLY can store point clouds too, which is why the format is often associated with them — if needed, the model can be resampled into a cloud, in CloudCompare for example.
Is the colour of buildings preserved?
Yes, colour by development type is written into the vertices: viewers that understand vertex colour — MeshLab, CloudCompare, Blender, three.js — will show the model coloured without assigning materials.
Binary file or text?
Binary by default — it is more compact and opens faster. The text variant of the format also exists and is useful when you want to read the contents by eye or parse them with a simple script.
