File with .PLA extension stores a project or multiple CAD projects created with ArchiCAD along with associated objects. PLA format supports compression.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the ZPL file after converting to PLA may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from ZPL to PLA to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting ZPL to PLA does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in ZPL format, properly converted to a PLA file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
If after converting the file ZPL the desired result was not achieved, you can try to change the format of ZPL file to other than PLA. On our website you will find more information on the following conversion options
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your ZPL file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to PLA on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the ZPL file in its original format (without conversion to PLA file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.