Convert DAE to KMZ

Input file

DAE

Full Name: Collada 3D Digital Asset Format
Developer: Sony

Output file

KMZ

Full Name: Compressed Keyhole Markup Language (Google Earth) Format
Developer: Google

What is DAE file?

DAE (Digital Asset Exchange) is a file extension widely used in popular 3D software like Autodesk 3ds Max, Blender, and other applications that create 3D models and scenes. DAE file format is used as a medium to exchange 3D assets between these applications. It is based on the Collada (COLLAborative Design Activity) standard which provides an open interchange, platform-independent format. [ ⏩ ] DAE file extension

What is KMZ file?

The KMZ (Keyhole Markup Language Zipped) file extension is a set of files used to store geographic data such as placemarks, paths, and other information associated with Google Earth. It is essentially a compressed version of the Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file, which can be saved in an XML text format. KMZ files are often shared as email attachments or over the internet. [ ⏩ ] KMZ file extension

Software, that you can use to convert

DAE to KMZ converters

How to convert the file from DAE to KMZ?

To successfully convert the DAE file to KMZ, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.DAE). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case KMZ (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than KMZ).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. DAE to KMZ. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting DAE files to KMZ files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension KMZ, while before this step we had the DAE file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new KMZ file, or not.