Add support for .DAE files

Contributes to issue CURA-6739.

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/TrimeshReader/TrimeshReader.py b/plugins/TrimeshReader/TrimeshReader.py
index f0fd9bc023..65ece039fe 100644
--- a/plugins/TrimeshReader/TrimeshReader.py
+++ b/plugins/TrimeshReader/TrimeshReader.py
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@ class TrimeshReader(MeshReader):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__()
 
-        self._supported_extensions = [".ply"]
+        self._supported_extensions = [".dae", ".ply"]
+        MimeTypeDatabase.addMimeType(
+            MimeType(
+                name = "model/vnd.collada+xml",
+                comment = "COLLADA Digital Asset Exchange",
+                suffixes = ["dae"]
+            )
+        )
         MimeTypeDatabase.addMimeType(
             MimeType(
                 name = "application/x-ply",  # Wikipedia lists the MIME type as "text/plain" but that won't do as it's not unique to PLY files.
diff --git a/plugins/TrimeshReader/__init__.py b/plugins/TrimeshReader/__init__.py
index f24448f15e..debcc632ec 100644
--- a/plugins/TrimeshReader/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/TrimeshReader/__init__.py
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ def getMetaData():
     return {
         "mesh_reader": [
             {
+                "extension": "dae",
+                "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "COLLADA Digital Asset Exchange")
+            },
+            {
                 "extension": "ply",
-                "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "PLY File")
+                "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "Stanford Triangle Format")
             }
         ]
     }