# Collada support in FreeCAD

I just found this interesting piece of software called
[pycollada](http://collada.in4lines.com/) and used it to make
[FreeCAD](http://free-cad.sf.net) able to import collada files. The
support is very basic, only simple geometry is imported. No materials,
no components or whatsoever. But it is already pretty handy for a serie
of uses. The image below shows an imported collada file generated by the
[BIMserver](http://www.bimserver.org) (as a little appetizer, waiting
for true IFC support)...

![](../../images/2011/freecad-collada.jpg)