diff --git a/Urcheon/Action.py b/Urcheon/Action.py
index b4ac496..ab0a093 100644
--- a/Urcheon/Action.py
+++ b/Urcheon/Action.py
@@ -180,14 +180,6 @@ def list():
 		# perhaps one day MergeBsp will be run on a copied bsp
 		# so it must be called after that
 		MergeBsp,
-		# those are probably the slowest compression image
-		# formats we know
-		ConvertKtx,
-		ConvertDds,
-		ConvertCrn,
-		ConvertNormalCrn,
-		ConvertLosslessWebp,
-		ConvertLossyWebp,
 		# sloth needs previews to be done before sloth
 		# TODO: be sure Sloth is not called before
 		# all previews are generated
@@ -197,6 +189,18 @@ def list():
 		SlothRun,
 		# usually quick
 		CompileIqm,
+		# compiling a map model may require shaders and other models
+		# being generated first.
+		CompileAse,
+		CompileObj,
+		# those are probably the slowest compression image
+		# formats we know
+		ConvertKtx,
+		ConvertDds,
+		ConvertCrn,
+		ConvertNormalCrn,
+		ConvertLosslessWebp,
+		ConvertLossyWebp,
 		# can take some time but not blocking
 		ConvertVorbis,
 		ConvertOpus,
@@ -957,7 +961,9 @@ class DumbTransient(Action):
 	def createTransientPath(self):
 		build_path = self.getTargetPath()
 		self.transient_path = tempfile.mkdtemp(suffix="_" + os.path.basename(build_path) + "_transient" + os.path.extsep + "dir")
-		self.transient_maps_path = os.path.join(self.transient_path, "maps")
+		logging.debug("transient path: " + self.transient_path)
+
+		self.transient_maps_path = os.path.join(self.transient_path, os.path.dirname(self.file_path))
 		os.makedirs(self.transient_maps_path, exist_ok=True)
 
 	def buildTransientPath(self, disabled_action_list=[]):
@@ -1115,3 +1121,48 @@ def effective_run(self):
 
 	def getFileNewName(self):
 		return self.switchExtension("bsp")
+
+
+class CompileAse(DumbTransient):
+	keyword = "compile_ase"
+	description = "compile to ase format"
+	extension = "ase"
+
+	def effective_run(self):
+		source_path = self.getSourcePath()
+		build_path = self.getTargetPath()
+		bsp_path = self.getFileBspName()
+		self.createSubdirs()
+
+		self.createTransientPath()
+
+		Ui.laconic("Compiling to " + self.extension + ": " + self.file_path)
+
+		# Do not copy the map source when building in the source directory as a prepare step.
+		if self.source_dir == self.build_dir:
+			stage_done = ["copy"]
+		else:
+			stage_done = []
+
+		map_compiler = MapCompiler.Compiler(self.source_tree, map_profile=self.extension)
+		map_compiler.compile(source_path, self.transient_maps_path, stage_done=stage_done)
+
+		os.remove(os.path.join(self.transient_path, bsp_path))
+
+		self.buildTransientPath(disabled_action_list=["copy_bsp", "compile_bsp"])
+
+		self.setTimeStamp()
+
+		return self.getProducedUnitList()
+
+	def getFileBspName(self):
+		return self.switchExtension("bsp")
+
+	def getFileNewName(self):
+		return self.switchExtension(self.extension)
+
+
+class CompileObj(CompileAse):
+	keyword = "compile_obj"
+	description = "compile to obj format"
+	extension = "obj"
diff --git a/Urcheon/MapCompiler.py b/Urcheon/MapCompiler.py
index 8a4942b..333cf1b 100644
--- a/Urcheon/MapCompiler.py
+++ b/Urcheon/MapCompiler.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ def readConfig(self, config_file_name, is_parent=False):
 			"light": ["vis"],
 			"minimap": ["vis"],
 			"nav": ["vis"],
+			"convert": ["bsp"],
 		}
 
 		for profile_name in self.profile_dict.keys():
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ def __init__(self, source_tree, map_profile=None, is_parallel=True):
 	def compile(self, map_path, build_prefix, stage_done=[]):
 		self.map_path = map_path
 		self.build_prefix = build_prefix
+		self.stage_done = stage_done
 		stage_name = None
 		stage_option_list = []
 		self.pakpath_list = []
@@ -365,7 +367,7 @@ def q3map2(self, option_list, tool_name="q3map2"):
 		extended_option_list = []
 
 		# bsp stage is the one that calls -bsp, etc.
-		for stage in ["bsp", "vis", "light", "minimap", "nav"]:
+		for stage in ["bsp", "vis", "light", "minimap", "nav", "convert"]:
 			if "-" + stage in option_list:
 				stage_name = stage
 				logging.debug("stage name: " + stage_name)
@@ -383,6 +385,8 @@ def q3map2(self, option_list, tool_name="q3map2"):
 			source_path = bsp_path
 		elif "-minimap" in option_list:
 			source_path = bsp_path
+		elif "-convert" in option_list:
+			source_path = bsp_path
 		else:
 			extended_option_list = ["-prtfile", self.prt_path, "-srffile", self.srf_path, "-bspfile", bsp_path]
 			# TODO: define the name somewhere
@@ -397,7 +401,7 @@ def q3map2(self, option_list, tool_name="q3map2"):
 				Ui.error("command failed: '" + "' '".join(command_list) + "'")
 
 		# keep map source
-		if "-bsp" in option_list and self.map_config.keep_source:
+		if "-bsp" in option_list and self.map_config.keep_source and "copy" not in self.stage_done:
 			self.copy([])
 
 
diff --git a/profile/file/daemon.conf b/profile/file/daemon.conf
index 61a2fe5..78e66bf 100644
--- a/profile/file/daemon.conf
+++ b/profile/file/daemon.conf
@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@ dir_ancestor_name = "maps"
 description = "Map"
 build = "compile_bsp"
 
+[daemon_ase]
+file_ext = "map"
+dir_ancestor_name = "models"
+description = "Map object"
+prepare = "compile_ase"
+build = "copy"
+
 [daemon_bspdir_lump]
 dir_ancestor_name = "maps"
 dir_father_ext = ".bspdir"
diff --git a/profile/map/common.conf b/profile/map/common.conf
index f845dc8..294ca6f 100644
--- a/profile/map/common.conf
+++ b/profile/map/common.conf
@@ -10,3 +10,11 @@ game="${game}"
 
 [copy]
 copy = { tool="copy" }
+
+[ase]
+bsp = { tool="q3map2", options="-bsp -meta -patchmeta" }
+convert = { tool="q3map2", options="-convert -format ase" }
+
+[obj]
+bsp = { tool="q3map2", options="-bsp -meta -patchmeta" }
+convert = { tool="q3map2", options="-convert -format obj" }