This page illustrates how to open a Cyberware PLY file, sort the faces, then write out the new file in the same PLY file format. Most Cyberware software will output the PLY file format, so the links to the user guide for each application are included here.

• Mtool/PlyTool
• CyScan
• CySlice (Password Required)
• CySurf (Password Required)
• Decimate

For information on the steps necessary to convert an OBJ or STL file into the Cyberware PLY file format, please consult these documents:

• OBJ to PLY
• STL to PLY

Following is an example of how to use Mtool to open a Cyberware PLY file, sort the faces, then save it in the same PLY format:

1. Right-click on the PLY file that you would like to convert and select Convert:

Open a File for Conversion

You'll see the PlyTool/Mtool application on your screen and the chosen file will be loaded into the software.

File Loaded

2. Click on the Sort Faces checkbox to activate this option:

Sort Faces

3. Click on the white arrow next to Output.

Open the Mesh Output Dialog

You should no see the Mesh Output and Output Type dialogs:

Output Dialogs

4. In the Mesh Output window, click one time on the PLY file that you would like to convert:

Select the PLY File

5. Click .ply from the list:

   Select the Output Type (.ply)

6. Click the green Output button in the Mesh Output window to save the file into the same directory as the original PLY file.

If you would like to save the file to some other directory, navigate to that directory in the Mesh Output window, then click the Output button.

Output PLY

7. Click the green Convert button in the Mtool/PlyTool window:

Convert PLY

After a small time, you should see Conversion Complete in the Console:

Conversion Complete

8. Click the red Exit button in the main Mtool/PlyTool window to exit the program.

Exit the Program

9. Confirm that you would like to exit the program by clicking the red Exit button in the Exit? window.

Exit the Program