/ 2026-04-28T09:25:04+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2023-11-14T23:02:39+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/tech_articles/file_extensions/start <h1 id="file_extensions">File Extensions</h1> <div class="level1"> </div> <h2 id="native_file_extensions">Native File Extensions</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <h3 id="dson">DSON</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> See: <a href="/public/dson_spec/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:dson_spec:start">DSON File Format Specification</a> </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dsf</strong> - <abbr title="DAZ Scene Object Notation">DSON</abbr> Support File^{<a href="#fn__1" id="fnt__1" class="fn_top">1)</a>}</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.duf</strong> - <abbr title="DAZ Scene Object Notation">DSON</abbr> User File^{<a href="#fn__2" id="fnt__2" class="fn_top">2)</a>}</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="daz_script">Daz Script</h3> <div class="level3"> </div> <h4 id="v2">v2</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> See: <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:start">Scripting</a> </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dsa</strong> - Daz Script 2 Ascii</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dsb</strong> - Daz Script 2 Binary</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dse</strong> - Daz Script 2 Encrypted</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h4 id="v1">v1</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> <em>Deprecated</em><br/> See: <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:start">Scripting</a> </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.ds</strong> - Daz Script 1 Ascii</div> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dsb</strong> - Daz Script 1 Binary</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> Potentially Encrypted if file version is &lt; 3.0</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="json">JSON</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.djl</strong> - Daz JSON Link</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dsj</strong> - Daz Support JSON^{<a href="#fn__3" id="fnt__3" class="fn_top">3)</a>}</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="xml">XML</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dsx</strong> - Daz Shared XML</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dsi</strong> - Daz Studio [Layered] Image</div> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dcb</strong> - Daz Custom Brick</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:start">Shader Mixer</a> custom brick. </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dbm</strong> - Daz Brick Material</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:start">Shader Mixer</a> network that describes a material (surface/displacement/interior volume) shader.</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dbc</strong> - Daz Brick Camera</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:start">Shader Mixer</a> network that describes a camera (imager/exterior volume) shader.</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dbl</strong> - Daz Brick Light</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:start">Shader Mixer</a> network that describes a light shader.</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="serialized_binary">Serialized Binary</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> <em>Deprecated</em><br/> Block-style binary formats designed around the concept of object serialization. </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.daz</strong> - Daz Studio Scene</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dso</strong> - Daz Studio Object</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dsd</strong> - Daz Studio Deltas</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dsv</strong> - Daz Studio Vertex Map</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="import_file_extensions">Import File Extensions</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.bvh</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biovision_Hierarchy" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biovision_Hierarchy" rel="noopener">Biovision Hierarchical Data</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dae</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COLLADA" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COLLADA" rel="noopener">Digital Asset Exchange</a> (COLLADA)</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.fbx</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBX" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBX" rel="noopener">Autodesk FilmBox</a>^{<a href="#fn__4" id="fnt__4" class="fn_top">4)</a>}</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.obj</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavefront_.obj_file" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavefront_.obj_file" rel="noopener">Wavefront Object</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="poser_formats">Poser Formats</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.pz3</strong> - Poser Scene</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>*.pzz</strong> - Compressed .pz3</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.cr2</strong> - Poser Character</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>*.crz</strong> - Compressed .cr2</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.pz2</strong> - Poser Pose</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>*.p2z</strong> - Compressed .pz2</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.fc2</strong> - Poser Face (Expression)</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>*.fcz</strong> - Compressed .fc2</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.hr2</strong> - Poser Hair</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>*.hrz</strong> - Compressed .hr2</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.hd2</strong> - Poser Hand</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>*.hdz</strong> - Compressed .hd2</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.pp2</strong> - Poser Prop</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>*.ppz</strong> - Compressed .pp2</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.lt2</strong> - Poser Light(s)</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>*.ltz</strong> - Compressed .lt2</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.cm2</strong> - Poser Camera(s)</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>*.cmz</strong> - Compressed .cm2</div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>*.mc6</strong> - Poser Material Collection^{<a href="#fn__5" id="fnt__5" class="fn_top">5)</a>}</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <strong>*.mcz</strong> - Compressed .mc6^{<a href="#fn__6" id="fnt__6" class="fn_top">6)</a>}</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="export_file_extensions">Export File Extensions</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.abc</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alembic_(Computer_Graphics)" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alembic_(Computer_Graphics)" rel="noopener">Alembic</a>^{<a href="#fn__7" id="fnt__7" class="fn_top">7)</a>}</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.bvh</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biovision_Hierarchy" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biovision_Hierarchy" rel="noopener">Biovision Hierarchical Data</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dae</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COLLADA" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COLLADA" rel="noopener">Digital Asset Exchange</a> (COLLADA)</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.fbx</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBX" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBX" rel="noopener">Autodesk FilmBox</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.mdd</strong> - Motion Designer Document^{<a href="#fn__8" id="fnt__8" class="fn_top">8)</a>}</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.mi</strong> - Mental Images^{<a href="#fn__9" id="fnt__9" class="fn_top">9)</a>}</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.obj</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavefront_.obj_file" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavefront_.obj_file" rel="noopener">Wavefront Object</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.u3d</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U3D" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U3D" rel="noopener">Universal 3D</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="poser_formats1">Poser Formats</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.cr2</strong> - Poser Character</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.fc2</strong> - Poser Face (Expression)^{<a href="#fn__10" id="fnt__10" class="fn_top">10)</a>}</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.hd2</strong> - Poser Hand^{<a href="#fn__11" id="fnt__11" class="fn_top">11)</a>}</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.pz2</strong> - Poser Pose^{<a href="#fn__12" id="fnt__12" class="fn_top">12)</a>}</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="other_file_extensions">Other File Extensions</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.sl</strong> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RenderMan_Shading_Language" class="interwiki iw_wp" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RenderMan_Shading_Language" rel="noopener">RenderMan Shading Language</a> (source)</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.sdl</strong> - <a href="http://www.3delight.com/en/uploads/docs/3delight/3delight_11.html" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://www.3delight.com/en/uploads/docs/3delight/3delight_11.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Compiled 3Delight Shader</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.mdl</strong> - <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/material-definition-language.html" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://www.nvidia.com/object/material-definition-language.html" rel="nofollow noopener">NVIDIA Material Definition Language</a></div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>*.dhdm</strong> - Daz High Definition Morph^{<a href="#fn__13" id="fnt__13" class="fn_top">13)</a>}</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footnotes"> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__1" id="fn__1" class="fn_bot">1)</a>} <div class="content">Referred to as “Daz Scene Format” prior to Daz Studio 4.5.x</div></div> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__2" id="fn__2" class="fn_bot">2)</a>} , ^{<a href="#fnt__4" id="fn__4" class="fn_bot">4)</a>} <div class="content">Added to Daz Studio 4.5.x</div></div> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__3" id="fn__3" class="fn_bot">3)</a>} <div class="content">e.g., Information about an original character for a clone asset</div></div> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__5" id="fn__5" class="fn_bot">5)</a>} , ^{<a href="#fnt__6" id="fn__6" class="fn_bot">6)</a>} <div class="content">Added to Daz Studio 4.0.x</div></div> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__7" id="fn__7" class="fn_bot">7)</a>} <div class="content">via the <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/alembic-exporter-for-daz-studio" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://www.daz3d.com/alembic-exporter-for-daz-studio" rel="nofollow noopener">Alembic Exporter for Daz Studio</a> plug-in</div></div> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__8" id="fn__8" class="fn_bot">8)</a>} <div class="content">via the <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/animate2" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://www.daz3d.com/animate2" rel="nofollow noopener">aniMate2</a> plug-in</div></div> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__9" id="fn__9" class="fn_bot">9)</a>} <div class="content">via the NVIDIA Iray plug-in</div></div> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__10" id="fn__10" class="fn_bot">10)</a>} , ^{<a href="#fnt__11" id="fn__11" class="fn_bot">11)</a>} , ^{<a href="#fnt__12" id="fn__12" class="fn_bot">12)</a>} <div class="content">via the <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/poser-format-exporter-pfe" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://www.daz3d.com/poser-format-exporter-pfe" rel="nofollow noopener">Poser Format Exporter (PFE)</a> script</div></div> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__13" id="fn__13" class="fn_bot">13)</a>} <div class="content">Added to Daz Studio 4.6.x</div></div> </div>