As a workaroud is first import .3ds file and then export to .dae file.
Where file: "T-90.3ds", You copy to: "C:\Users\Name of user\Documents" on Windows operating system.
model = Import["T-90.3ds"]
model2 = Export["NewT-90.dae", model]
model3 = Import["NewT-90.dae"]

Regards Mariusz I.