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| Name | COLLADA DAE | Initial Graphics Exchange Specification | 
| File extension | .dae | .igs, .iges | 
| Original software | ||
| Binary | ■ | |
| ASCII | ■ | |
| Polygonal | ■ | |
| NURBS | ■ | |
| Solids | ||
| Smoothing groups | ■ | ■ | 
| Textures, materials | ■ | |
| Developer/Owner | Autodesk | U.S. National Bureau of Standards | 
| Description | ||
| Specification | Download PDF | |
| Format features | Format, which claims to be universal in exchanging polygonal data. See also FBX | Universal open interchange NURBS-surfaces format. Along with STEP - one of the most popular | 
| Viewing software | GLC_Player (free), MeshLab (free), Deep View (free) | Delcam Exchange 2012 (free), eDrawings (free) |