as the names says... it imports PLY-files (ascii/binary, big & lil endian)  here you find some files to import:  The Stanford 3D Scanning Repository  Large Geometric Models Archive
	replace or add to scene - name of imported object - flip axis, (Z is up) -  all faces get same smoothing-group - center pivot, or it will be at [0,0,0] - weld vertices after import, - this is a time-conuming process!   to be used only if really needed.   donations welcome --> - -file content - import normals - import texture coordinates - import vertex colors - import vertex illumination - de-gamma correct vertex colors  - import vertex alpha - import materials   Standard, Physical or none - scaling
	- supports vertex alpha and vertex illumination
	- supports import of multiple ply-files from different (sub-)folders, see included "multi-import.txt"
	PLY-files can be huge, don't blame me if Max runs out of memory and quits :)

	exports PLY-files (ascii/binary, big & lil endian)  the ply-format supports only one object per file,  multiple objects are exported to multiple files into a folder named as your export-file, with an additional file (*.ply-list)  the importer can read such "ply-lists", see included readme.txt in the zip-file.
	flip axis, (Z is up) - export hidden opbjects - exported facetype - scale objects on export - donations welcome --> - export normals - export texture coordinates - used map-channel for uv-export  - export vertex colors - export vertex illumination - gamma correct vertex colors - export vertex alpha - export materials   supports Standard and Physical Material  - export format   (ascii/binary, big or lil endian)