DAE File Extension - Printable Version

File Type	Digital Asset Exchange File
Developer	Sony
Popularity
Category	3D Image Files

File Description

3D interchange file format used for exchanging digital assets between multiple graphics programs; based on the COLLADA (COLLAborative Design Activity) XML schema, which is now owned and developed by Autodesk.

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 OS

	Adobe Photoshop CS6
	Apple Preview
	Autodesk Maya 2014 with ColladaMaya plugin
	DAZ 3D DAZ Studio 4
	Trimble SketchUp
	Luxology modo
	Cheetah3D
	GLC_Player
	Blender with Collada Plug-in for Blender

Windows

	Autodesk AutoCAD 2014
	Autodesk 3ds Max 2014 with ColladaMax plugin
	Autodesk Maya 2014 with ColladaMaya plugin
	Bentley Systems MicroStation
	DAZ 3D DAZ Studio 4
	Trimble SketchUp
	Luxology modo
	Adobe Photoshop CS6
	Blender with Collada Plug-in for Blender

Linux

	Autodesk Maya 2014 with ColladaMaya plugin
	Google SketchUp
	GLC_Player
	Blender with Collada Plug-in for Blender

Updated 3/1/2012

.DAE File Extension