images = pipe(prompt, guidance_scale=guidance_scale, num_inference_steps=64, frame_size=256, output_type="mesh").images
```  
Use the [`~utils.export_to_ply`] function to save the mesh output as a `ply` file:  
<Tip>  
You can optionally save the mesh output as an `obj` file with the [`~utils.export_to_obj`] function. The ability to save the mesh output in a variety of formats makes it more flexible for downstream usage!  
</Tip>  
```py
from diffusers.utils import export_to_ply