GLB → PLY for point cloud and research tool exchange.
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PLY format is very common in academic research, 3D scanning, and point cloud processing. This tool converts GLB models to PLY, allowing you to use mesh data in scientific workflows, perform point cloud analysis, and exchange data with software such as MeshLab, CloudCompare, and Blender. All processing is done in your local browser; no file upload required.
DefaultZ-up
Determines the 'up' axis of the exported model. Different 3D software uses different conventions. Selecting the wrong system may cause the model to lie on its side.
Convention used by OpenGL, Three.js, and most Web 3D engines. Choose this for models from web or game engines.
Convention used by Blender (default), 3ds Max, and some CAD software. Try this if the model appears sideways.
Default0°
Range-180° – 180°
Rotate the model around the X axis (degrees). Useful for correcting axis misalignment or print orientation.
Default0°
Range-180° – 180°
Rotate the model around the Y axis (degrees). Useful for correcting axis misalignment or print orientation.
Default0°
Range-180° – 180°
Rotate the model around the Z axis (degrees). Useful for correcting axis misalignment or print orientation.
DefaultRoot node transform
Choose how rotation is written to the exported model. Baking into vertices rewrites all vertex coordinates so every export format (including geometry-only formats such as STL and STEP) applies it consistently; root node transform keeps the original vertex coordinates, which is friendlier to animated or skinned models, but formats that ignore node transforms (such as STEP) won't apply the rotation.
Rotation is written into all vertex coordinates and applies consistently to every export format; geometry data is rewritten.
Rotation is written as a root node transform while vertex coordinates stay unchanged; better for skinned or animated models, but formats that ignore node transforms (such as STEP) won't apply it.
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The model's positions, normals, and surface color information (if present in the GLB) are preserved. PLY does not support texture maps or materials, so those are ignored.
Yes. PLY contains the model's vertex data, which can be directly imported into point cloud processing tools for filtering, analysis, and more. If the GLB model has a dense mesh, the results are even better.
No. PLY only records static geometry. Only the default-pose model shape is retained; animations, skeletal data, and deformation data are discarded.
PLY format has broad compatibility. Major software such as MeshLab, CloudCompare, Blender, PCL, and Open3D support it, making it a universal format for exchanging geometric data.
The two tools produce the same PLY format but serve different sources: PCD-to-PLY converts point clouds from PCL's PCD format, while this tool converts regular GLB models, mesh and all, into PLY for scanning, research, and point cloud workflows.
Yes. The PLY contains both the vertex data and the triangle faces from the GLB, so the surface is preserved. You can load it as a mesh, or treat the vertices as a point cloud in tools like CloudCompare.
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