Why convert PTMD to POLY?
People convert because a .ptmd model on its own cannot be a playable level; a .poly is Polytoria's XML-based place file that holds a whole scene. Bringing the model into a place and saving is how you promote a single model into a full Polytoria level.
How to convert PTMD to POLY
Polytoria Creator EASIEST
Open Creator, use the Model menu to import your .ptmd, position it in the workspace, then save or publish the scene, which produces a .poly place file.
Manual XML assembly FREE
Because .poly places are plain XML, an advanced user can hand-build a .poly referencing the model's parts, though importing through Creator is far safer.
About these formats
A PTMD file is a Polytoria Model, a single reusable 3D model saved from Polytoria Creator, the editor for the block-based game platform Polytoria. It stores an object hierarchy along with…
Open .PTMD details →
.POLY
RMCProfile
A .POLY file is associated with RMCProfile, a misc file.
Open .POLY details →Quality & what to watch
.ptmdis a single model while.polyis a whole place, so the conversion is really wrapping the model inside a scene.- You need Polytoria Creator (and a Roblox-exported model correctly renamed to
.ptmd) for the import to succeed. - Model scripts and properties may need adjusting once placed, since a place carries additional scene-level data.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between `.ptmd` and `.poly`?
.ptmd is a Polytoria model file, while .poly is a Polytoria place (a full level/scene) stored as XML.Do I need any external converter?
.ptmd and saves the scene as a .poly place; no third-party tool is required.Can I edit a `.poly` file by hand?
.poly files are XML and fairly simple, but building them through Creator avoids structural mistakes.
