Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. This conversion runs entirely inside your browser using your own device’s processing power. The file never leaves your computer or phone, which is why it also works when your connection drops.

My .dae converted to nothing. Why?

It probably holds no mesh — some Collada files contain only cameras, lights or scene nodes. The tool says so explicitly instead of giving you an empty file.

Do textures come across?

The material assignments do. Add the texture images alongside the .dae and they will be used; without them the surfaces come through plain.

Convert Collada (DAE) to OBJ

Runs on your device · Your file never leaves your device.

Collada files — .dae — come out of SketchUp, older Maya pipelines and a good deal of architectural software. Plenty of modern programs have stopped importing them. This converts one into an OBJ, which nothing has stopped importing.

The geometry and the material assignments come across. Collada is a sprawling format and a .dae can legitimately contain cameras, lights and scene structure as well as meshes; only the meshes have anywhere to go in an OBJ, and if a file turns out to hold no meshes at all you are told that rather than handed an empty result.

The conversion runs on your own machine, which for a 3D file is the whole point: a model is usually a client’s product, a scanned property or something not yet announced. Nothing is sent to a server, so there is nothing to delete afterwards and nothing to take anyone’s word for.

How to convert Collada (DAE) to OBJ

Drop the DAE file — and its companion files if it has any.
Check that OBJ is selected.
Press Convert.
Download the OBJ file.

Supported formats and limits

Input: DAE
Output: OBJ
Companion files: MTL and texture images are used when you add them
Keeps animation: No — the format cannot store it
Where it runs: In your browser; the model is never uploaded

Not for: Writing Collada — .dae can be read here but not produced.

Frequently asked questions

Are my files uploaded to a server?: No. This conversion runs entirely inside your browser using your own device’s processing power. The file never leaves your computer or phone, which is why it also works when your connection drops.
My .dae converted to nothing. Why?: It probably holds no mesh — some Collada files contain only cameras, lights or scene nodes. The tool says so explicitly instead of giving you an empty file.
Do textures come across?: The material assignments do. Add the texture images alongside the .dae and they will be used; without them the surfaces come through plain.

Other ways to get a OBJ

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