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How can I view my scans (PLY files)?

The ASCAND generates the widely used 3D-point cloud format PLY. There is a myriad of viewers and converters for this format. As always Wikipedia is a great source of information. Two of our favorites are MeshLab and CloudCompare.

DO NOT use the Windows 10 3D Viewer, as it ONLY supports meshes and has no support for native point clouds.