How does converting DAE to OBJ work?
In order to successfully convert an DAE formatted file to the OBJ format, our converter tools will perform several initial checks to ensure the file provided is indeed an DAE file. There are many files out there where the file type extension does not match the data contained within the file. Along with these file type checks, our tools will do additional checks to ensure the file is correctly formatted to match the provided file type. There are many tools out there that do not always create DAE files to the exact specification.
Take your DAE file
The DAE file format is an Xml-based format, meaning its contents are structured and human-readable, making smaller DAE files easy to edit in simple text editors. Within this Xml-based format are the core elements that make up the 3D scene, including camera positions, lighting configuration, 3D models, vertices, faces, animations, and more. To ensure efficient conversions, our tool will check all data that is contained within the DAE file and remove any information that may be duplicated. This not only ensures the conversion completes more quickly, but also the generated OBJ file size is smaller.
Along with the core data that makes up the 3D model, our tool will check the DAE file for the presence of texture coordinates to ensure any texture-based materials are converted correctly. Even if the texture files are not presented with the DAE file, our converter will preserve any texture coordinates when converting to the OBJ format.
Convert the data from DAE to OBJ
Now that the data from the DAE file has been processed, our tool can apply any conversion specified options, such as enabling Voxel mode, and with these applied, prepare the data to be converted to the final OBJ file format. Part of this process ensures checking the capabilities of the OBJ format and removing any data that cannot be represented.
Save to the OBJ format
At this point, the DAE to OBJ conversion tool will have the 3D model in a state that is ready to be transferred to the OBJ format. Our tool creates the OBJ file, ensuring all the model data is present and is formatted to match the OBJ file specification to ensure the file opens in compatible OBJ file editors.
If the DAE file contains texture images, these will be exported to a format that is compatible with the OBJ format. For most textures that are stored as JPG or PNG images, these are transferred with no changes. However, if there are other formats, such as TGA, these will be converted to a suitable format.
If an DAE texture does need to be converted to a different image file format, our tool will ensure the quality and resolution are not degraded during the conversion process.
