Chapter 586: PLYExporter

Core Idea

An exporter for PLY.

PLY (Polygon or Stanford Triangle Format) is a file format for efficient delivery and loading of simple, static 3D content in a dense format. Both binary and ascii formats are supported. PLY can store vertex positions, colors, normals and uv coordinates. No textures or texture references are saved.

Code Examples

const exporter = new PLYExporter();
const data = exporter.parse( scene, options );

• What it demonstrates: Typical usage of PLYExporter.

Reference Tables

Constructor

Signature
new PLYExporter()

Methods

Method	Description
`.parse( object : Object3D, onDone : PLYExporterOnDone, options : PLYExporterOptions ) : string	ArrayBuffer`

Key Takeaways

1. Key methods: parse.

Connects To

• Source: examples/jsm/exporters/PLYExporter.js