readers.ply.rst

readers.ply

The ply reader reads points and vertices from the polygon file format, a common file format for storing three dimensional models. The rply library is included with the PDAL source, so there are no external dependencies.

Note

The ply reader can read ASCII and binary ply files.

Example

{
  "pipeline":[
    {
      "type":"readers.ply",
      "filename":"inputfile.ply"
    },
    {
      "type":"writers.text",
      "filename":"outputfile.txt"
    }
  ]
}

Options

filename

ply file to read [Required]

count

Maximum number of points to read [Optional]