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PLY import to Daz? (how?)

jgorder_ed5e1858cfjgorder_ed5e1858cf Posts: 0
edited December 1969 in Daz Studio Discussion

Apparently Blender and 3d Studio can import PLY files. How can Daz? (plugin? two step transfer?). Thanks

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,781
    edited December 1969

    I don't know what that is, but it isn't a supported format certainly - you'd need something that could convert to a supported format.

  • Herald of FireHerald of Fire Posts: 3,504
    edited June 2013

    The Reality plugin for Daz Studio will export to PLY at render time, but as far as I am aware there are no importers available at present. Richard, the PLY is literally short for 'polygon' and is mostly used for 3D scanners. It's a text based document, so it would probably be easy enough to write a converter for, but I've never heard of one existing yet.

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  • Takeo.KenseiTakeo.Kensei Posts: 1,303
    edited December 1969

    You can always use blender or an other toll (meshlab?) to save as an Obj and import in DS

  • cwichuracwichura Posts: 1,042
    edited December 1969

    Native plymesh import and export in Studio would be pretty nice to have. A lot of stuff is out there on the web in plymesh format, especially scanned objects. It's a much more flexible format that OBJ is.

    But for now, your best bet is to load the plymesh into meshlab and then save it as an OBJ.

  • jgorder_ed5e1858cfjgorder_ed5e1858cf Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    thanks all. sounds like meshlab imp/exp for the non-plugin solution

  • cwichuracwichura Posts: 1,042
    edited December 1969

    For those that are curious, more detailed info on the plymesh format is available here: http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/ply/

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