List of specification categories

The following is the list of categories used in the COLLADA Specification. The goal is to provide broad groupings of related elements to help show the relationship among them and make it easier for developers or users to find relevant elements.

Updated for the 1.5.0 Specification.

((EDITOR: This page needs the following improvement: Needs descriptions of all categories ))

COLLADA Section	Category	Description
Core	Animation
Core	Camera
Core	Controller
Core	Data Flow
Core	Data Flow (for both indexed and
Core	Extensibility
Core	Geometry
Core	Lighting
Core	Metadata
Core	Scene
Core	Transform
FX	Effect
FX	Materials
FX	Parameters
FX	Profile
FX	Rendering
FX	Shaders
FX	Texturing
Physics	Analytical Shape
Physics	Physics Material
Physics	Physics Model
Physics	Physics Scene
Types...
B-Rep	Curves	The geometric representation of edges in the parametric space of the surface that is bounded by these edges.
B-Rep	Geometry
B-Rep	Surfaces
B-Rep	Topology	Specifies entities (vertices, edges, and so on) that limit the corresponding unbounded geometry.
B-Rep	Transformation
Kinematics	Articulated systems	Controls the behavior of a kinematics model.
Kinematics	Joints	Defines joints independently of physics, allowing multiple axes and complex joints.
Kinematics	Kinematics models
Kinematics	Kinematics scenes	Instantiated model for a concrete scene; defines the links that are used and the current configuration of the scene.