Convert 3DS to COLLADA for free

Most 3DS files belong to Autodesk's 3DS Max. 3DS Enterprise Archive File is mainly used to store 3D graphics usually created with 3DS Max, a cross-platform 3D modeler and renderer. 3DS files usually contain 3D models, animations, scenes, resource objects (OBJs), viewport settings, lighting information, materials, and mesh data for 3D models. Other 3D design software such as AutoCAD, Maya, Photoshop, Pianoalto can also open and render 3DS files. In addition to 3D graphics, the 3DS format is also a ROM image format used to capture and save game data transferred from 3DS handheld video cassettes to gaming devices developed by Nintendo.

COLLADA is an XML-based digital asset exchange solution for interactive 3D applications, allowing 3D creation applications to freely exchange digital assets without losing information - enabling a powerful toolchain pipeline combining multiple DCC and 3D processing software packages. Its unique interactive mode provides a comprehensive visual compilation. COLLADA FX supports the creation and encapsulation of shaders using OpenGL ES shading language, enabling first-class 3D creation tools to effectively collaborate in creating OpenGL / OpenGL ES applications and assets.

COLLADA is an open standard, originally used for 3D software data exchange, initiated by SCEA, and now supported by many well-known manufacturers such as Autodesk and XSI. COLLADA can be used not only for exchanging data between modeling tools, but also as a scene description language for small-scale real-time rendering. Because COLLADA DOM has rich content for representing various elements in the scene, from polygonal geometry to cameras, we can use the COLLADA DOM library to read and process scene files. The programming method of COLLADA DOM is similar to COM.