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PLY (Stanford Polygon Format)

Open Beta

.ply · application/x-ply

Export 3D buildings to PLY -- a simple format for point clouds and meshes. Supports vertex colors. Widely used in science and 3D scanning.

Export PLY now ✨ Open Beta — free, no limits

Key Features

✓Vertex colors

✓Binary and ASCII modes

✓Compact files

✓Ground plate

Example PLY export (central Moscow, 1x0.5 km) — Example: central Moscow, ~1×0.5 km, medium detail

What Program Opens PLY Files

The following programs and applications can open, edit, and work with PLY (Stanford Polygon Format) (.ply) files exported from OSM2CDR:

🔬MeshLab 💻CloudCompare 🎲Blender 💻ParaView 💻Open3D 💻MATLAB

Format specifications

Open standard
3D coordinates supported
Lossless (no quality loss)
Stores feature attributes
Output: 1 file
Stanford PLY (Polygon File Format). Vertex/face mesh with optional per-vertex colour. Opens in MeshLab, CloudCompare, Blender.

Who Uses PLY Maps

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3D scanning

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Scientific research

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Visualization

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Point clouds

How to Export PLY

Select area

Draw a rectangle or polygon on the interactive map at osm2cdr

Choose PLY

Select PLY (Stanford Polygon Format) from the list of 127 available export formats

Export

Click Export and receive your .ply file in 1-5 minutes

Download

Download the ready PLY file and open it in MeshLab

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Frequently Asked Questions

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