- Extension
- .lws
- .ply
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- Developer
- NewTek
- Stanford University
- Description
- A LightWave 3D Scene file (LWS) is a text-based file format used to store 3D scene data created with NewTek's LightWave 3D animation software. It includes information about objects, lights, cameras, surfaces, and other 3D scene components. LWS files can be opened and edited with LightWave 3D.
- It is a 3D model file format developed by Stanford Computer Graphics Laboratory. PLY is mainly used to describe objects in a collection of polygons.
- MIME Type
- application/x-lw3dscene
- application/octet-stream
