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I'm trying to visualize .ply point clouds (XYZRGB formatted). I was using PCL library so far. While the visualization is easy, adding features and documentation is particularly confusing and difficult for me, even worse as I'm not a C++ guy.

What are available libraries preferably in Java or Android that can efficiently visualize large .ply files (1M points)? I'm sure there are many less-known libraries. For instance, jzy3d-api. But not sure if they visualize .ply point cloud. No example.

What I need to do is basically read .ply files one after another and visualize them as if they are frames of videos. So faster, the better. I need basic features such as set Camera Views, zoom in or zoom out and others as well. A simple window like this that PCL gives me!

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There is a solution that uses Java OpenGL Wrapper to visualize PLY file format. Here is the github link.

As an advice, if you want to deploy it to a mobile device, it is better to simplify and reduce the quality of mesh.

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  • I think it doesn't visualize the colors. Shows all as red. Am I correct?
    – angel_30
    Commented Jul 19, 2017 at 15:39
  • BTW, is it fast enough to visualize one model after another in a fast pace?!
    – angel_30
    Commented Jul 19, 2017 at 15:40
  • I don't have information about neither available colours nor performance. I only heard about it in a forum.
    – mkocabas
    Commented Jul 19, 2017 at 16:22

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