3D interchange file format used for exchanging digital assets between multiple graphics programs; based on the COLLADA (COLLAborative Design Activity) XML schema.
The COLLADA format was originally developed by Sony and is now jointly supported by Sony and the Khronos Group.
Program(s) that open dae files
Mac: Autodesk Maya with ColladaMaya plugin; DAZ Productions DAZ Studio; Luxology modo Windows: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk 3dsMax with ColladaMax plugin; Autodesk Maya with ColladaMaya plugin; Bentley Systems Microstation; DAZ Productions DAZ Studio; Luxology modo
Unix: Autodesk Maya with ColladaMaya plugin
Information from FileInfo.com - The File Extensions Resource.
http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/dae
