I am wondering what format the PLY file gets exported in? I want a point cloud with color data for each point.
Does the PLY export point clouds, verticies of faces or something else? Does someone have a small PLY file that they woold kindly upload here?
ivan
April 9, 2024, 2:55pm
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Hi. Here might be the answer you are looking for - in both french (for qnother user)and english.
PLY ne prend en charge que les couleurs RVB, OBJ prend en charge les textures UV et couleur. Par conséquent, si vous souhaitez exporter un maillage avec Texturé, vous utilisez OBJ comme option d’exportation. Si vous avez besoin d’une couleur RVB par sommet, vous exportez PLY. Le manuel ne doit pas être utilisé, vous venez de confondre la terminologie. Cependant, OBJ et PLY dans la fonction d’exportation Revo Scan prennent en charge les deux couleurs RVB sur le sommet, uniquement si les cartes de…
here another one regarding ply vs obj , only in english
When you export OBJ make sure you get that and it working just fine with Revo Scan 5 and you can import it to any 3D programs and it works fine:
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Exported PLY meshes do not have UV’s information , only RGB per vertex color and need to be exported before texturing to keep that proportions so actually after meshing .
Blender support RGB ply as well, all you need is to change the view display .
But if you textured the mesh in Revo Scan you going to lose that data i…
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PUTV
April 9, 2024, 3:17pm
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As Ivan already replies with the info , the PLY is a rich file format in RevoScan 5, meaning it supports also color per vertex with cloud point and with mesh . ( no textures or UVs)
So if you want a color data with your point cloud that would be the preferred and only option to export as ply .
Great! Sounds like I can export the point cloud with color data by using the PLY file option. Thanks for the quick replies.
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