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DAE File - What is a .dae file and how do I open it?
Learn about .DAE files and view a list of programs that open them.
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What is a DAE file? A DAE file is a 3D interchange file used for exchanging digital assets between a variety of graphics programs. It may contain an image, textures, or most likely, a 3D model. The DAE format is based on the COLLADA (COLLAborative Design Activity) XML schema, which is now owned and developed by Autodesk.
More Information DAE file open in Adobe Photoshop The COLLADA format was originally developed by Sony and is now jointly supported by Sony and the Khronos Group. It was designed to provide a standard schema that 3D graphics applications could use to save files, so those files could easily be exchanged among applications.
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What is a DAE file?
A DAE file is a 3D interchange file used for exchanging digital assets between a variety of graphics programs. It may contain an image, textures, or most likely, a 3D model. The DAE format is based on the COLLADA (COLLAborative Design Activity) XML schema, which is now owned and developed by Autodesk.
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DAE file open in Adobe Photoshop
The COLLADA format was originally developed by Sony and is now jointly supported by Sony and the Khronos Group. It was designed to provide a standard schema that 3D graphics applications could use to save files, so those files could easily be exchanged among applications.
How to open a DAE file
You can open DAE files and view their contents in Adobe Photoshop (Windows, Mac) and Apple Preview (Mac). If you want to edit a DAE file, you should open it in an Autodesk application that supports DAE files, such as Autodesk Maya (cross-platform), or Blender (cross-platform).
You can also import DAE files into many applications for use as 3D assets. For example, the ArcGIS suite (Windows) allows users to import and use DAE format assets.
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Autodesk AutoCAD 2025
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Autodesk 3ds Max with ColladaMax plugin
Free Trial
Autodesk Maya with ColladaMaya plugin
Free Trial
Bentley Systems MicroStation
Paid
DAZ 3D DAZ Studio 4
Free
Trimble SketchUp
Free Trial
Adobe Photoshop 2025
Free Trial
Blender with Collada Plug-in for Blender
Free
Mac
Adobe Photoshop 2025
Free Trial
Apple Preview
Included with OS
Autodesk Maya with ColladaMaya plugin
Free Trial
DAZ 3D DAZ Studio 4
Free
Trimble SketchUp
Free Trial
Cheetah3D
Free Trial
GLC_Player
Free
Blender with Collada Plug-in for Blender
Free
Linux
Autodesk Maya with ColladaMaya plugin
Free Trial
GLC_Player
Free
Blender with Collada Plug-in for Blender
Free
Android
Shyam Barange 3D Model Viewer
Free
Category: 3D Image Files
Updated: June 17, 2021