# Reading PLY file with color

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/reading-ply-file-with-color/5538
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 12, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/reading-ply-file-with-color/5538 "2021-04-12T15:08:33Z")
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### Author: ![csad6517](https://discourse.vtk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@csad6517](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/csad6517)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/reading-ply-file-with-color/5538/11 "2021-04-15T19:02:55Z")

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Could you please explain how to do that in ParaView, so that I can follow your steps?  
Thank you!

Ok. No need to explain. I figured it out. In “Color Map Editor” I select the “Interpret Values As Categories” and under “Annotations”, I select the desired color. During export as ply file, I deselect the “Alpha” value and write it only with RGB color information.  
Thank you for your effort.

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