4 file types use the .pla file extension.

What is a PLA file?

Music playlist for a SanDisk Sansa portable media player; saved in the PLP playlist format, which lists locations of files in a standard text format; must be transferred to the PLAYLISTS folder on the Sansa device to be recognized by the player.

Category: Audio Files

Archicad Project Archive

A PLA file may also be a project archive created by GRAPHISOFT Archicad, a 3D architectural modeling program. It contains one or more designs ( .PLN files) and Library Parts referenced by designs stored within the archive. PLA files are similar to PLN files but store the referenced parts, not just references to the parts, resulting in larger file sizes.

Archicad is a building information modeling (BIM) tool architects use to design structures, interiors, exteriors, and landscapes. The software is available for Windows and macOS and has various features for designing and visualizing structural models.

You can save design projects in the native PLN format, but if you want to save a project with all of its resources (instead of references to them), you can save one or more PLN projects as a PLA archive. This is helpful when moving a project to another computer or storing them. However, because the PLA file stores all the contents, it is substantially larger than a PLN file.

To create a PLA file, select File → Save as , then choose "ARCHICAD Archive Project" from the "Save as type" dropdown menu. You can then choose the elements included in the archive, such as the background picture, linked textures, and loaded library properties. The software also allows you to save projects as PLN project files, .BPN backup projects, and TPL project templates.

You can open PLA files with GRAPHISOFT Archicad in Windows and macOS. To open a PLA file, select File → Open .

GRAPHISOFT Archicad can convert PLA files to many file types, including the following formats:

Programs that open PLA files

Updated: March 10, 2023

iriver iQuickList File

Playlist of songs saved by an iRiver portable music player, such as the T10 or iDP-100; saved in the root folder; similar to a .M3U file used by many software audio players.

To add a song to the iQuickList, select the song and press and hold the A-B button. To remove a song, select the song in the playlist and press A-B.

Programs that open PLA files

Updated: April 20, 2007

PlantStudio Plant File

A PLA file may also be a plant growth simulation created by Kurtz-Fernhout Software PlantStudio. It contains plain text data used to show 3D representations of one or more simulated herbaceous plants. Using PlantStudio, users can view, animate, and breed the plants a PLA file describes.

PlantStudio is a botanical illustration program that allows users to simulate the growth of wildflowers, vegetables, weeds, grasses, and other herbaceous plants. After growing one or more plants, users can view various data about their plants, breed their plants to create new plants, and animate their plants' growth cycles. They can also export their plants as 2D images or 3D models.

If a user wants to preserve a PlantStudio simulation, so they can continue viewing and editing that simulation in the future, they can save the simulation as a PLA file. Each PLA file contains a set of plain text parameters, coordinates, and other settings that define that simulation.

You can open a PLA file with Kurtz-Fernhout Software PlantStudio (Windows). To do so:

You can use PlantStudio to convert a PLA file to any of the following formats (and several others):

To do so, open your PLA file and then select File → Export .

Programs that open PLA files

Updated: December 19, 2023