Why is pcread not working on any .ply file?

I'm currently trying to import a .ply file into Matlab to parse it for vertices and faces, and I was tinkering with the new R2017a pcread() method. However, I have been unable to process any .ply, such as

ptCloud = pcread('ant.ply');

without getting the error:

 Undefined function 'pcread' for input arguments of type 'char'.

 Error in ply_to_mat (line 5)
 ptCloud = pcread('ant.ply');

The 'ant.ply' file is in my current working directory yet it still isn't working. Any possible explanation?

Answer 1

[Carolin Stocklossa]

I have the same problem but no solution yet

Answer 2

[Alex Borg]

Hello,

I have previously fixed this problem for myself. Please update to the newest version of MATLAB (at least R2020a), then try again.