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.
