# Daz 3D

> Daz 3D develops customizable, rigged digital humans and scene-creation software, and sells characters, clothing, environments, poses, and tools through an artist marketplace. Its free Daz Studio application and Genesis figure platform serve hobbyists, illustrators, developers, and professional creators; optional memberships add discounts and software features.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** Salt Lake City, United States
- **Founders:** Dan Farr (Co-founder; historical CEO), Chris Creek (Co-founder; artist and modeler)
- **Products:** Daz Studio, Genesis 9, Daz Marketplace, Daz Bridges, Daz Premier
- **Notable:** Operating since 2000; celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2025., Company reports more than $100 million paid to contributing artists., Company reports over four million software downloads.

## Products & services

- **Daz Studio** — Free scene assembly, character posing, lighting, rendering, and animation application; Daz Studio 6 announced June 4, 2026.
- **Genesis 9** — Unified figure platform for customizable digital humans, with shape blending, detailed materials, and supporting clothing and hair.
- **Daz Marketplace** — Store for Daz Originals and Published Artist characters, environments, wearables, poses, shaders, and tools.
- **Daz Bridges** — Export tools with public source repositories for applications including Blender, Unreal, Unity, Maya, and Cinema 4D.
- **Daz Premier** — Paid membership with enhanced Daz Studio features, content benefits, and discounts. Listed at $199/year or $18.98/month when researched.
- **Daz AI Studio** — Text-to-image service launched with Stability AI using SDXL 1.0; separate from assembling and rendering an editable 3D scene.
- **Daz Install Manager** — Download, installation, and content-management tool.
- **dForce** — Physics-based cloth and hair simulation used with compatible content.

## Achievements

- Operating since 2000; celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2025.
- Company reports more than $100 million paid to contributing artists.
- Company reports over four million software downloads.
- Genesis 9 introduced a unified figure base in 2022.
- Maintains public open-source bridge repositories for multiple creative applications.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Announced Daz Studio 6 with Victoria AI Chat, background texture loading, content-organization improvements, strand-based hair editing, and newer NVIDIA GPU support.
- **2024-04** — Launched Daz AI Studio with Stability AI.

## Links

- Website: https://www.daz3d.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daz-productions/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Daz3d
- GitHub: https://github.com/daz3d
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38T95wHAxyCrOO6b1tD7Nw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daz3dofficial/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Daz3DOfficial

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Last updated: 2026-09-30