Free Online OFF to PLY Converter

You can use our OFF 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 OFF to PLY converter will process each 3D model and present you with a download link for each file once completed.

Select File(s)

Or drag and drop your files here to upload.
A maximum of 20 files can be uploaded at once.

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

Our 3D model OFF to PLY tool will load your OFF 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 OFF to PLY Online?

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

Upload your OFF file

Click the "Upload a OFF File" button, then select a OFF 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 OFF file to PLY?

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

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

We aim to process all OFF 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 OFF conversion tool will extract only the vertex data from your OFF file. This will then be used to create the final PLY file.

How does converting OFF to PLY work?

In order to successfully convert an OFF formatted file to the PLY format, our converter tools will perform several initial checks to ensure the file provided is indeed an OFF 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 OFF files to the exact specification.

Take your OFF file

The OFF file format is a text-based format, meaning its contents are human-readable, making OFF files easy to edit in simple text editors. Within this text-based format are the core elements that make up the 3D model, including vertices, faces, and more. To ensure efficient conversions, our tool will check all data that is contained within the OFF 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.

Convert the data from OFF to PLY

Now that the data from the OFF 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 OFF 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 OFF and PLY

Extension	OFF
Full Name	Object File Format
Type	3D Model
Mime Type	text/plain
Format	Text
Opens With	MeshLab, CAD Assistant

The OFF file format is a general-purpose text file format used to represent 3D models and their associated geometry. The format, also known as Object File Format, compared to other 3D formats such as FBX, is very simple in its capabilities.

The main limitation is that it is only able to store the vertex and face information of the 3D model. Material information, textures, and face or vertex colours are not supported. Along with these limitations, the format is plain ASCII text, meaning large or complex 3D models will lead to very large OFF files being produced.

OFF files can be opened in most 3D modelling applications. Where integrated support may be lacking, there are usually third-party plugins and modules that can add support for OFF files.

OFF Converter Capabilities

When converting 3D model or mesh files using our OFF 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 OFF to PLY, our tool will attempt to accurately convert any colour or material information.

Information for converting from OFF to PLY

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