PLY Importer for Maya

The PLY PointCloud Importer script can import files in ASCII PLY format into Maya as particles or nParticles.
Software interface for importing PLY point clouds into Maya

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The point cloud is imported including position, RGB, and quality data and, according to developer Nadav Brill from Toronto, Canada, it handles up to one million points per loaded file.

The plug-in costs just 10 US dollars and can be purchased here. It is compatible with Autodesk Maya version 2013 and later.