Rendering of the imported .ply does not show textures I have a .ply file that I obtained from a 3D scan.  In textures view, I can see the textures but when I render it I cannot see the textures.  

I think I have to add a material and a texture, but I cannot seem to get the colors from the scan I took. Any help?
Select the object of the imported model.
In the properties editor, go to the Material tab and add a new material.
For the new material, under Options, enable "Vertex Color Paint" checkbox.
Now the colors of the model should show in rendering.