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3DS to DAE

Anyfile converts a 3DS model to a COLLADA model for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.

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What changes from 3DS to DAE

What’s keptShape and colours; textures left out

When to use DAE: Exchanging models with older engines, SketchUp and Google Earth.

The two formats

.3ds

3DS model3D Studio

The scene format of Autodesk 3D Studio for DOS, from 1990. It stores meshes, materials, lights and cameras, but each mesh is limited to 65,536 vertices.

Older 3D asset libraries and models shared before modern formats arrived.

Opens in Blender, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, MeshLab

About 3DS files

.dae

COLLADA modelCollaborative Design Activity

An XML 3D interchange format created by Sony Computer Entertainment and now maintained by the Khronos Group. It holds geometry, materials, effects, skeletons and animation.

Exchanging models with older engines, SketchUp and Google Earth.

Opens in SketchUp, Maya, Cinema 4D, Quick Look on Mac

About DAE files

Questions

How do I convert 3DS to DAE?

Drop your 3DS file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the DAE downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the 3D viewer.

Is my 3DS file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.

Can I convert several 3DS files at once?

Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every DAE inside.