DAZ Studio is a feature rich 3D figure posing and animation tool that enables users of any skill level to easily create stunning digital imagery. Whether youre a 3D newbie or an avid 3D artist, you'll find DAZ Studio is the perfect tool for designing unique digital art and animation with virtual people, animals, props, vehicles, backgrounds and more. Experience total creative freedom with DAZ Studio and express yourself in 3D like never before. Version 2.3.3.146 includes fixes for the Carrara wrapper and the Content Manager. If you have DAZ 3D's Carrara 7, this is the best version of DAZ Studio to work with for compatibility.
The layout is intuitive. It looks nice. Easy to use. You can customize the display and menus. Fast. Accurate. Some of the documentation on the manufacturer's website is out of date and refers to older versions that don't look/work quite the same.
Summary: This is the best, most robust 3D software I've seen for free. It sure doesn't run like a freebie -- I use professional graphics tools in my career and it's on par with all the major labels.
Summary: Bottom line is really summed up in the pros: free, easy to use, comes with enough free content to get you more than started. For those who don't know, dynamic cloth is basically a way to digitally simulate the complex way real cloth behaves when it interacts with objects (such as clothing draping on a body or a table cloth hanging off a table). This adds a much more realistic look to renders, and was something I was really hoping to see added to D|S. Also, people (both Daz staff and vendors) are constantly adding new upgrades (some free, others available for purchase) that enhance rendering effects and such.
Basically, it's like a better version of Poser, only free. I tried using Poser 5 (I got it free) after I'd been using Daz Studio for awhile, but I found it so awkward that I went back to D|S.
When trying to render scenes with lots of characters (fully clothed), it may crash, but the solution is to break the scenes up with 4 or less characters, and render it in pieces, then edit it together in something like PSP, PS, or Gimp.
Some content is available for free, while others must be bought. Joining their site's Platinum Club provides numerous discounts on high quality material (although some of the older, not so good stuff is still there, for those who wish to purchase it).
D|S is compatible with many of the file types that Poser is, meaning that if an item can be used in Poser, it most likely can be used in Daz|Studio. Not all instances apply, however, and it's a good idea to check those out first before either buying an item or installing and attempting to use it.
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