File Formats
3D art files are available in an assortment of formats, only a few of which are directly compatible with Poser and Daz Studio. This page is a work-in-progress listing various formats and whether they are compatible with Daz Studio or Poser.
| Format | Type | Usable as-is in Poser | Usable as-is in Daz Studio | Free Converter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DS | Autodesk 3D Studio | Yes | No | Autodesk FBX Converter, MeshLab, PoseRay (to OBJ) |
| ABC | Alembic | ? | Export Only; Via purchased plugin module | ? |
| BLEND | Blender | ? | No | Blender |
| C4D | Cinema4D | ? | No | ? |
| CM2 | Poser Camera | Yes | Usually Yes; some Poser cameras have compatibility issues | not needed |
| CMZ | Compressed Poser Camera | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| CR2 | Poser Figure | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| CRZ | Compressed Poser Figure | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| DAE | COLLADA DAE | ? | Daz Collada, this is hit or miss from other apps | Autodesk FBX Converter (to OBJ) |
| DPC | DAZ Poser Content | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| DS | DAZ Studio | No | Yes | ? |
| DSON | DAZ Scene Object Notation | with DSON Importer for Poser | No | DSON Importer for Poser |
| DSA[1] | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| DSB[1] | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| DSE[1] | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| DSF[1] | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| DUF[2] | DAZ User File | ? | Yes | ? |
| DXF | Autodesk DXF | ? | No | Autodesk FBX Converter, PoseRay (to OBJ) |
| FBX | Autodesk Filmbox | ? | FBX 6 or 7, with FBX Plug-in for DAZ Studio | Autodesk FBX Converter (to OBJ) |
| FC2 | Poser Face Pose | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| FCZ | Compressed Poser Face Pose | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| HD2 | Poser Hand Pose | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| HDZ | Compressed Poser Hand Pose | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| HR2 | Poser Hair | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| HRZ | Compressed Poser Hair | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| LT2 | Poser Light | Yes | Usually Yes; some Poser lights No | not needed |
| LTZ | Compressed Poser Light | Yes | No | not needed |
| LWO | LightWave Object | Usually Yes; materials may need adjustment | No | PoseRay (to OBJ) |
| LXO | Luxology modo 3D Image | ? | No | ? |
| MA | Maya | ? | No | ? |
| MAX | 3DS MAX | No | No | none available |
| MC5 | Poser Material | Yes | No | ? |
| MC6 | Poser Material | Yes | Yes | MC6/MT5 to PZ2 Batch Converter |
| MCZ | Compressed Poser Material | Yes | No | ? |
| MHX | Make Human Exchange | ? | No | ? |
| OBJ | Wavefront Object | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| OBP | Bryce Object Preset | ? | No | Needs OBP to OBJ conversion, various online[3] |
| OBZ | Compressed Object | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| OFF | ? | ? | No | MeshLab (to 3DS, OBJ) |
| P2Z | Compressed Poser Pose | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| PLY | Stanford PLY | ? | No | MeshLab (to 3DS, OBJ), Microsoft 3D Builder (to OBJ) |
| PP2 | Poser Prop | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| PPZ | Compressed Poser Prop | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| PZ2 | Poser Pose | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| PZ3 | Poser Scene | Yes | Yes | not needed |
| RAW | Raw Triangle | ? | No | PoseRay (to OBJ) |
| SKP | Google Sketchup | ? | No | ? |
| STL | ? | ? | No | MeshLab (to 3DS, OBJ), Microsoft 3D Builder (to OBJ) |
| TRX | DAZ Scene Object Notation content | with DSON Importer for Poser | No | DSON Importer for Poser |
| VUE | E-on Vue | No | No | ? |
| ZBrush | ZBrush | ZBrush 4+ | ZBrush 4+, with GoZ for DAZ Studio | not needed |