DAZ 3D
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| DAZ 3D Inc. | |
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| Type | Software Developer |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Draper, Utah, U.S. |
| Website | www.daz3d.com |
DAZ 3D Inc. (formerly DAZ Productions, commonly referred to simply as "DAZ") is a developer and broker of 3D graphics software and content. DAZ is most known for its popular line of articulated 3D figures and the large, enthusiastic community that has developed around them.
DAZ (Digital Art Zone) is notable for its business model of offering a free software product (DAZ Studio) and generating profit from digital content sold in its large web-based marketplace to be used with the software. DAZ develops in-house content with its own staff and also brokers content created by individual artists.
The primary focus of DAZ's in-house content development is its line of elaborately articulated 3D human figures. The "Victoria" line of figures is the most well-known and has been in development since 1999. The figures can be loaded into 3D posing and rendering applications (such as DAZ's own DAZ Studio or e frontier's Poser) to be posed or animated and then rendered. In addition, a wide variety of clothing, hair and other accessories are available for purchase which can be applied to the figures to achieve different looks.
A variety of other support content is available from DAZ as well including such categories as vehicles, buildings, trees and plants, furniture, weapons, etc.
DAZ also develops and brokers a number of other 3D related applications and products.
In 2007, the company changed its name to DAZ 3D to match its website and to better clarify its identity [1].
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[edit] History
DAZ originated as a division of Zygote Media Group, Inc. creating content for the application Poser. In December of 2000, DAZ branched off from Zygote, and became a freestanding corporation.
[edit] Main Applications
- DAZ Studio - DAZ's free application for posing and rendering articulated 3D figures.
- Carrara - A general purpose 3D suite including modeling, animation and rendering.
- Bryce - A 3D modeling, rendering and animation program specializing in fractal landscapes.
- Hexagon - A subdivision modeler with 3D painting features.
- Mimic Lip Sync Studio - A special utility for generating lip synced animation with Poser or LightWave figures.
[edit] Figures
Listed here are some of DAZ's figures. There are far too many to list every figure DAZ has produced. These are just the primary ones for which a wide variety of support items are available.
[edit] Adult Human Figures
- Victoria - A realistic woman based on the proportions of a runway model. DAZ's most popular and well supported figure.
- Michael - A realistic male companion for Victoria.
- Stephanie Petite - A female figure created to address complaints that Victoria 3.0 was too stocky for some purposes.
- David - The male companion for Stephanie Petite
- Aiko - A female figure styled in an anime appearance.
- Hiro - The male anime companion for Aiko.
- The Girl - A female figure in a cartoonish style that resembles 1940's pin-up art.
- The Freak - A male figure with super-human size bulging muscles.
[edit] Child Human Figures
- Luke and Laura - Male and female teen figures sold as a set.
- Matt and Madison - Male and female pre-school figures sold as a set.
- Millennium Baby - An unnamed asexual infant.
[edit] Creatures
- Millennium Dragon - A detailed mythological dragon.
- Troll - A monstrous bipedal creature.
[edit] Realistic Animals
- Millennium Dog - A dog figure which can be configured into different breeds.
- Millennium Cat - A house cat figure which can be configured into different breeds.
- Millennium Horse - A horse figure which can be configured into different breeds.
