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How to convert .obj to .ply, with colored vertices and triangular faces
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convert obj to ply.md

How to convert .obj to .ply, with colored vertices and triangular faces

  1. open the meshlab and import *.obj file
  2. centralize the mesh
Filters -> Normals, Curvatures and Orientations ->
Transform: Move, Translate, Center -> 
check translate center of bbox to the origin -> Apply
  1. subdivide mesh
Filters -> Remeshing, Simplication and Reconstruction -> 
Subdivision Surfaces:Midpoint -> Adjust Iterations and Apply
  1. colorize vertexs using uv texture
Filters -> Color creation and Processing ->
Transfer Color:Texture to vertex
  1. triangularize faces
Filters -> Polygonal and Quad Mesh -> Turn in to a Pure-Triangular Mesh
  1. Export mesh as ply
File -> Export mesh as -> ply -> Check only color (vertice), Normal (vertice), Binary encoding.
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