DAE → OBJ

Convert DAE to OBJ

Convert DAE files to OBJ in seconds. Geometry, UVs and materials are carried over where OBJ supports them, and the model lands the right way up.

  • Geometry, UVs and materials kept where supported
  • Correct orientation and scale
  • Runs on your computer: nothing is uploaded
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How to convert DAE to OBJ

  1. Add your DAE file

    Drop it on the converter above or click browse. It opens in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

  2. Check the format is OBJ

    OBJ is already selected. You can switch to any other output from the menu.

  3. Convert and download

    Click Convert and your OBJ file is ready in seconds. Download it straight away.

What is DAE?

DAE, also called COLLADA, is an XML scene format with meshes, materials and scene hierarchy. It is still used by SketchUp exports, Second Life and some older game pipelines.

Full name
COLLADA (Digital Asset Exchange)
Type
3D scene (meshes, materials)
Used in
SketchUp, Blender, Second Life, Google Earth, older game engines
Strength
Open, readable XML with materials and hierarchy.
Limits
Verbose; largely replaced by glTF.
More about DAE

What is OBJ?

OBJ is a plain-text mesh format with optional texture coordinates and normals; materials and textures live in a companion .mtl file. It opens almost everywhere, from Blender to 3D printing software.

Full name
Wavefront OBJ
Type
Triangle mesh
Used in
Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, ZBrush, most slicers
Strength
Opens in nearly every 3D program and keeps textures through its .mtl file.
Limits
No animation; large files because it is text.
More about OBJ

Related conversions

DAE → STLDAE → STEPDAE → STPDAE → IGESDAE → BREPDAE → FBXSTL → OBJSTEP → OBJSTP → OBJIGES → OBJFBX → OBJGLB → OBJ

Questions

Are materials and textures kept?

Colours and texture coordinates are carried over when OBJ supports them. Texture images are kept for formats that can hold them.

Will my model be upside down?

No. DAE and OBJ may use different "up" directions, and we rotate the model so it stands the same way in your software.

Are my files uploaded?

No. The conversion runs inside your browser.