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Format

Polygon File Format

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Summary

Name
Polygon File Format
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/831
Format type
Model
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.
File extensions
ply
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

PLY

Note
BOF: ply [line break] format (ascii|binary_little_endian|binary_big_endian) 1.0

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
706C79(0A|0D|0D0A)666F726D617420(6173636969|62696E6172795F6C6974746C655F656E6469616E|62696E6172795F6269675F656E6469616E)20312E30
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V91

    Release date
    25 July 2017

    Polygon File Format: Improved signature submitted by Henk Vanstappen, Datable.

  • Added in V84

    Release date
    21 January 2016

    Polygon File Format: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    Polygon File Format: Full entry added.