How to import .ply file into matlab?

I need to import a cloud point which is in .ply format into into Matlab. This file contain x,y,z coordinates, x,y,z components of normal vector in each point and R,G,B channels. Maybe someone did something similar and knows how to help?

A sample of the file:

ply
format ascii 1.0
comment author: Smarttech
element vertex 10544
property float x
property float y
property float z
property uchar red
property uchar green
property uchar blue
end_header
-43.1235 4.01704 -29.2901 6 0 0
-45.0322 4.01704 -26.4157 6 0 0
-46.7447 4.01704 -23.4202 6 0 0
-48.2533 4.01704 -20.317 6 0 0
-49.5513 4.01704 -17.12 6 0 0
-41.027 4.01704 -32.0305 6 0 0
-52.1282 4.01704 -7.11054 5 0 0
-52.5354 4.01704 -3.68423 5 0 0
-52.7129 4.01704 -0.238373 5 0 0
-50.6328 4.01704 -13.8435 5 0 0
-51.493 4.01704 -10.502 5 0 0
-51.8638 4.01703 10.0626 4 0 0
-52.6597 4.01704 3.21164 5 0 0

I will appreciate every help.

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Did you look in the File Exchange. http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/index?utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=ply Some files in there read in .ply files. See how they did it.

[Image Analyst]

Also check the tag: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/?term=tag%3A%22ply%22