- Extension
- .mdl
- .dae
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- 3D
- 3D
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Khronos Group
- Description
- A compiled 3D model for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Lockheed Martin Prepar3D (RIFF form MDLX), the format aircraft, vehicles and scenery objects are shipped in. It holds the meshes for each level of detail, their materials and texture names, and the part hierarchy used for animation.
- The Collada file format was developed to permit cross-platform collaboration when using different design applications. DAE is an open-source format that uses the XML-based schema allowing it to effectively transverse across multiple programs.
- MIME Type
- application/octet-stream
- model/vnd.collada+xml
