LanguageDAE
Collada 3D digital asset exchange data
File type: 3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
A dae file extension is used for COLLADA 3D graphic interchange format. Used in several games and programs and supported by graphic editors such as Adobe Photoshop or Blender.
What is dae file?
File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Date updated: February 4, 2025
File extension dae is associated with COLLADA, a COLLAborative Design Activity XML schema for establishing an interchange file format for interactive 3D applications.
The intermediate language from COLLADA provides comprehensive encoding of visual scenes including: geometry, shaders and effects, physics, animation, kinematics, and even multiple version representations of the same asset.
The .dae files can contain information about the model's geometry, textures, lighting, shading, animation, and visual scenes. This format supports interactive 3D applications and it's often used in the development of video games and similar products.
The format is used as default in several software packages, for example the Khronos applications.
How to open dae file?
You can open the .dea files with Collada or any other suitable third party applications such as Adobe Photoshop or Blender.
How to convert dae file?
You can use Collada or any other suitable third party application, such as Adobe PhotoShop or Blender, to save the *.dae files in to other graphic formats.
Suggested software to open dae file:
Associated software actions with the dae file
Software applications that can open dae files:
Blender (Microsoft Windows)
COLLADA (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)
Afanche 3D Viewer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Meshlab (Multiplatform)
Clara.io (On-line services)
Software applications that can edit dae files:
Blender (Microsoft Windows)
COLLADA (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Meshlab (Multiplatform)
Clara.io (On-line services)
Software capable of saving dae files:
Blender (Microsoft Windows)
COLLADA (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Meshlab (Multiplatform)
Clara.io (On-line services)
Programs for viewing dae files:
Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)
Blender (Microsoft Windows)
COLLADA (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)
Creo View (Microsoft Windows)
Preview (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Afanche 3D Viewer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create dae files:
Blender (Microsoft Windows)
COLLADA (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that convert dae files:
Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)
Blender (Microsoft Windows)
AnyCAD Exchange3D (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)
modo (Microsoft Windows)
Autoconverter (Microsoft Windows)
Preview (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
mesh2mesh (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that import dae files:
PolyTrans|CAD+DCC (Microsoft Windows)
AccuTrans 3D (Microsoft Windows)
3D Coat (Microsoft Windows)
CINEMA 4D (Microsoft Windows)
Vue (Microsoft Windows)
SolidWorks Visualize (Microsoft Windows)
Creo Parametric (Microsoft Windows)
assimp (Microsoft Windows)
GLTF Exporter (Microsoft Windows)
Keyshot (Microsoft Windows)
CAD Exchanger (Microsoft Windows)
DAZ Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Apple SceneKit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
DAZ Studio for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Strata Design (Multiplatform)
Meshlab (Multiplatform)
Metasequoia (Multiplatform)
Online CAD Viewer (Multiplatform)
Online CAD converter (On-line services)
Online 3D Model Converter (On-line services)
Software apps that export dae files:
VTBuilder (Microsoft Windows)
AccuTrans 3D (Microsoft Windows)
PolyTrans-for-CINEMA-4D (Microsoft Windows)
PolyTrans|CAD+DCC (Microsoft Windows)
assimp (Microsoft Windows)
MicroStation (Microsoft Windows)
Bricscad (Microsoft Windows)
DAZ Studio (Microsoft Windows)
pCon.planner (Microsoft Windows)
Anark Core (Microsoft Windows)
Afanche 3D Viewer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
DAZ Studio for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Metasequoia (Multiplatform)
Meshlab (Multiplatform)
Strata Design (Multiplatform)
MakeHuman (Multiplatform)
Online CAD Viewer (Multiplatform)
Online CAD converter (On-line services)
Online 3D Model Converter (On-line services)
Software apps that print dae files:
Afanche 3D Viewer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)