What is the difference between .ply and .dae?
- Extension
- .ply
- .dae
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- Developer
- Stanford University
- Khronos Group
- Description
- 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.
- The Collada file format was developed to permit cross-platform collaboration when using different design applications. DAE is an open-source format that uses the XML-based schema allowing it to effectively transverse across multiple programs.
- MIME Type
- application/octet-stream
- model/vnd.collada+xml
- Sample
- sample.dae
- Wikipedia
- .ply on Wikipedia
- .dae on Wikipedia