<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25522" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25533" class="">Hi VTK developpers, </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25535" class=""><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25537" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25539" class="">I am currently using vtkPLYReader class to load some polygonal objects. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25541" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25543" class="">I convert a txt file into a ply file (ascii format) with Python. When I try opening the ply file with VTKplyreader, it returns the following error: </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25545" class=""><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25547" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25549" class="">ERROR: In ..\..\VTK\IO\vtkPLYReader.cxx, line 125 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25551" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25553" class="">vtkPLYReader (000000000483BDE0): Cannot read geometry </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25555" class=""><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25557" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25559" class="">When I try opening the same PLY file that I created usinga software caled MeshLab, it opens the file in Meshlab, showing all the points. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25561" class=""><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25563" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25565" class="">I am confused at this point, not knowing what to do about it. <br></span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25573" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25575" class="">Here's part of my file. It has 266 vertices, but I reduced them to 15.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25522" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25772">It has no faces. It only has vertices with their respective x, y,z coordinates. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25577" class=""><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25579" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25581" class="">ply </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25583" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25585" class="">format ascii 1.0 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25587" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25589" class="">element vertex 15 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25591" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25593" class="">property float x </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25595" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25597" class="">property float y </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25599" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25601" class="">property float z </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25603" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25605" class="">element face 0 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25607" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25609" class="">end_header </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25611" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25613" class="">53.242 91.622 149.959 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25615" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25617" class="">129.485 97.222 149.719 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25619" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25621" class="">81.920 4.705 46.381 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25623" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25625" class="">81.827 4.788 46.983 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25627" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25629" class="">80.120 4.781 47.902 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25631" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25633" class="">76.090 4.647 49.168 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25635" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25637" class="">68.482 6.366 51.216 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25639" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25641" class="">68.482 6.366 51.216 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25643" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25645" class="">58.200 11.971 54.295 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25647" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25649" class="">48.691 17.704 54.613 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25651" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25653" class="">40.140 25.495 53.721 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25655" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25657" class="">32.668 34.396 51.962 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25659" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25661" class="">26.993 44.212 46.917 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25663" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25665" class="">22.274 51.449 35.907 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25667" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25669" class="">24.514 49.859 18.384 </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25671" class=""><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25673" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25675" class="">Thanks. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25677" class=""><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25679" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.4399995803833px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436390519731_25681" class="">Anderson</span><br></div></div></body></html>