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Summary

Name Polygon File Format
Version  
Other names Stanford Triangle Format
Identifiers PUID:  fmt/831
Family  
Classification Model
Disclosure  
Description Also known as the Stanford Triangle Format, PLY is a format for storing graphical objects that are described as a collection of polygons. PLY can be represented in ASCII or binary.
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Byte order  
Related file formats None.
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 21 Dec 2015
Source description  
Last updated 21 Dec 2015
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