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title: "OBJ GEO PLY to .vrmesh converter"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VSKETCHUP/109795888/OBJ%20GEO%20PLY%20to%20.vrmesh%20converter"
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This page describes the ply2vrmesh command-line utility.


##  **Overview** 

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## **Installation**

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|  |  |
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| Windows | **C:\Program Files\Chaos\V-Ray\V-Ray for SketchUp\extension\vray\bin** |
| macOS | **/Applications/Chaos/V-Ray/V-Ray for SketchUp/extension/vray/bin** |

> ℹ️ For versions prior to V-Ray 7, the default locations are:
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ **Windows:** C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray for SketchUp\extension\vrayappsdk\bin
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> ℹ️ **macOS: **/Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/V-Ray for SketchUp/extension/vrayappsdk/bin


> Macro (excerpt-include)




##  **Notes** 

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- The converter works with most of the popular *.ply* formats, both ASCII and binary, big-endian, or little-endian.
- In addition  to the geometric data (faces and vertices), the converter recognizes some of the most common additional channels such as diffuse surface color. Vertex colors are recognized if they are specified as "red", "green", and "blue" or "diffuse_red", "diffuse_green", and "diffuse_blue" vertex properties.