# COLLADA Reader

COLLADA
File Extension | DAE
Supported Versions | Any
Platforms |
Tessellation | Supported
Boundary Representation (B-rep) | Unsupported by format
Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) | Unsupported by format

COLLADA is an interchange format for 3D scene content (meshes, materials, and textures). When read by HOOPS Exchange, it is imported as tessellated data (with textures supported), and it does not provide B-rep or assembly concepts.

The file extensions of COLLADA files that you can expect to be loaded by HOOPS Exchange include:

- .DAE

## How to Import From COLLADA

Reading `COLLADA` files follows the same pattern as other formats: configure load parameters, then call the standard load function.

To load a COLLADA file, use `A3DAsmModelFileLoadFromFile()`. The `A3DParamsLoadData` structure is used to customize the loading behavior:

    A3DAsmModelFile* pModelFile = 0;

    A3DRWParamsLoadData sReadParam = A3D_MAKE_DATA(A3DRWParamsLoadData);
    sReadParam.m_sGeneral.m_bReadSolids = true;

    // ... set other A3DRWParamsLoadData fields as necessary

    A3DAsmModelFileLoadFromFile("path/to/file.dae", &sReadParam, &pModelFile);

See Simple Load and Export for more about loading model files.

## Tessellation

The triangle information is parsed and provided via HOOPS Exchange.

## Boundary Representation (B-rep)

Boundary Representation is unsupported by COLLADA.

## Product Manufacturing Information (PMI)

Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) is not supported by COLLADA.

## Assembly

Assemblies are unsupported by COLLADA.

## Textures

Textures are fully supported when parsing COLLADA files.

## Views

Views are not supported by COLLADA.

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