What is the difference between .ply and .usd?
- Extension
- .ply
- .usd
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- Developer
- Stanford University
- Apple and Pixar Animation Studios
- 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.
- USD is a file format used for 3D models and scenes. It is an open-source format developed by Pixar, and it is designed to be used in combination with their Universal Scene Description (USD) technology. USD files store 3D geometry, materials, lighting, and other scene data, and they can be used to exchange 3D content between different 3D applications and pipelines.
- MIME Type
- application/octet-stream
- model/vnd.usdz
- Wikipedia
- .ply on Wikipedia
- .usd on Wikipedia