Free Online BLEND to PLY Converter

You can use our BLEND to PLY conversion tool to quickly and easily convert your 3D model files for free. You may upload up to 20 files at one time, and our batch BLEND to PLY converter will process each 3D model and present you with a download link for each file once completed.

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A maximum of 20 files can be uploaded at once.

Please note: Your BLEND file, once uploaded to our server, will be deleted 15 minutes after upload, so please download your converted BLEND file before this time.

Our 3D model BLEND to PLY tool will load your BLEND file and, where supported, attempt to extract all the relevant 3D features, such as geometry, textures, and animations. To access the 3D conversion configuration options, click the button when you have selected your files. The current options support the ability to voxelize your 3D model and more.

How to Convert your BLEND to PLY Online?

Here are two simple steps to convert your BLEND to PLY using our fast and free BLEND converter tool.

Upload your BLEND file

Click the "Upload a BLEND File" button, then select a BLEND to upload. The maximum file size is 100MB.

Download your PLY

Click the download link to receive your PLY file.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I convert my BLEND file to PLY?

First, click the "Upload..." button and select your BLEND file to upload. Your BLEND file will be uploaded to our servers. When the BLEND to PLY conversion has completed, you can download your PLY file right away.

How long does it take to convert my BLEND to PLY?

We aim to process all BLEND to PLY conversions as quickly as possible; this usually takes around 5 seconds; however, this can be longer for certain files, so please be patient.

How accurate is the conversion to the PLY 3D point cloud format?

Our BLEND conversion tool will extract only the vertex data from your BLEND file. This will then be used to create the final PLY file.

How does converting BLEND to PLY work?

In order to successfully convert an BLEND formatted file to the PLY format, our converter tools will perform several initial checks to ensure the file provided is indeed an BLEND file. There are many files out there where the file type extension does not match the data contained within the file. Along with these file type checks, our tools will do additional checks to ensure the file is correctly formatted to match the provided file type. There are many tools out there that do not always create BLEND files to the exact specification.

Take your BLEND file

A Blender BLEND file is a binary data file containing 3D data such as vertices, faces, normals, materials, animations, shaders, and other related data that make up the 3D scene. To guarantee efficient conversions, our tool will check all data that is contained within the BLEND file and remove any information that is duplicated. This not only ensures the conversion completes more quickly, but also the generated PLY file size is smaller. Our Blender to PLY converter supports all versions of the Blender file format.

As the PLY file format does not support material textures, our tool when processing the BLEND file will ignore any texture image files that may be present. It will also ignore any texture coordinate information present in the 3D model data.

Convert the data from BLEND to PLY

Now that the data from the BLEND file has been processed, our tool can apply any conversion specified options, such as enabling Voxel mode, and with these applied, prepare the data to be converted to the final PLY file format. Part of this process ensures checking the capabilities of the PLY format and removing any data that cannot be represented.

Save to the PLY format

At this point, the BLEND to PLY conversion tool will have the 3D model in a state that is ready to be transferred to the PLY format. Our tool creates the PLY file, ensuring all the model data is present and is formatted to match the PLY file specification to ensure the file opens in compatible PLY file editors.

File format information for BLEND and PLY

Extension	BLEND
Full Name	Blender
Type	3D Model
Mime Type	application/octet-stream
Format	Binary
Opens With	Blender

The BLEND file extension is the native 3D modelling file format of the ever-popular Blender 3D modelling software. The Blender format originally came into existence in late 1994 and has since evolved into the advanced 3D format we have today.

The format stores complex 3D mesh data along with textures, animations, lighting, and other information related to 3D scene rendering. The format is popular among those creating 3D videogame graphics and animation sequences due to its advanced features and ease of use.

Along with Blender, BLEND files can also be imported into other popular 3D editing software. The open-source nature of the format allows third-party plugins and scripts to be created to run within the Blender editing environment and extend the format's capabilities.

BLEND Converter Capabilities

When converting 3D model or mesh files using our BLEND converter, we will attempt to convert colour materials into a suitable format for use in the converted file.

Extension	PLY
Full Name	Stanford Triangle Format
Type	3D Model/Point Cloud
Mime Type	application/octet-stream
Format	Text
Opens With	Blender, MeshLab

The PLY format, also known as the Standard Triangle Format, is a popular 3D model file format originally created by Stanford University in the 1990s as a means to store 3D model data in a flexible and expandable format. There can be both binary and ASCII text formats in PLY files.

Both binary and text formats share a common header section that defines what geometric attributes (such as vertices, normals, faces, and colours) are present in the data. It is also possible to specify custom data to be associated with a vertex or object face.

PLY files can be opened with a wide range of 3D editing software; for example, Blender can both import and export to the PLY format with no additional software required.

PLY Converter Capabilities

When converting your BLEND to PLY, our tool will attempt to accurately convert any colour or material information.

Information for converting from BLEND to PLY

Your BLEND file will be converted to a PLY file using our unified 3D model and mesh conversion tool. Our BLEND 3D tool performs accurate conversions of 3D elements such as vertices, faces, normals, and relevant material information. As both BLEND and PLY support colour material information, our tool will also attempt to convert the colour information.