PLY Viewer Online — Free 3D Model & Point Cloud Explorer | Online Gallery
Interactive 3D mesh and lidar point cloud viewer with rotate and pan. Interactive 3D viewer for Polygon File Format (.ply) meshes and lidar point clouds with orbit rotation, wireframe, and solid shading.
What is PLY 3D Viewer and what does it do?
The PLY 3D Model & Point Cloud Viewer provides interactive mouse orbit rotation, wireframe, and solid mesh shading.
- Inspect 3D polygon meshes and lidar point clouds.
- Orbit rotate and zoom with mouse drag and wheel.
- Switch between Solid, Wireframe, and Points modes.
How does PLY 3D Viewer work?
Parses vertex coordinates and face indices, projecting 3D perspective vectors onto Canvas with depth sorting.
100% private: all processing happens locally in your browser using client-side WebAssembly, WebCrypto, WebAudio, and HTML5 Canvas. Your files are never uploaded to any server.
Who needs PLY 3D Viewer?
3D Scanning & Robotics Engineers
Quickly view 3D PLY scans and photogrammetry models without heavy CAD suites.
Supported file formats
PLY 3D Model & Point Cloud Viewer (.ply) opens and processes the following file extensions directly in your browser:
.plyHow to use PLY 3D Viewer — step by step
- 1
Upload PLY
Select your ASCII or binary .ply model file.
- 2
Orbit 3D Space
Click and drag to rotate the model; use scroll wheel to zoom.
- 3
Switch Shading
Toggle between Solid shaded, Wireframe, or Point Cloud modes.
Frequently asked questions
Can it render vertex colors?
Yes, RGB vertex color properties in the PLY header are rendered in point cloud mode.
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