Using 3D models as representations of people, places and things and computer generated lights and physics, you can create whatever you can imagine. Trolls, fairies, goblins, or space aliens may (or may not) exist in real life, but they very well can be depicted in your art or animations. Create Art for Art's sake or for practical projects such as your own book cover illustration.

Here are some key features of "DAZ Studio":

User Interface Features:
- Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
- ToolBar Settings
- Multiple Selection in Properties
- Mulitple Undo/Redo
- OpenGL Hardware Accelerated Preview
- Skin-able UI/Style Selection
- Customizable Layout
- Content Manager (Database)
- PowerLoader
- Auto Magnetize
- Drag and Drop
- Advanced Surface Editing
- Background Images
- Multiple Views
- Custom Bounding Box Display
- Import User Settings (from past versions)
- Sandio 3D Mouse Support
- Connexion 3D Mouse Support

Modeling Features:
- Basic Primitives
- Multiple UV Support
- Figure Mixer
- Morph Follower

Rendering & Effects Features:
- 3Delight 8.5
- Spot Render Tool
- Compositing (Backdrops)
- Raytracing
- OpenGL Support
- MultiProcessor Support (SMP)
- Image Filtering
- n-Photorealistic Rendering (NPR)
- Cartoon Rendering (Toon)
- Depth of Field & Camera Pointer (by Dreamlight)
- Displacement Mapping
- Raytraced Depth of Field
- Levels of Detail (LOD)
- Render Album
- Spot, Point, Distant Lights
- Visible in Render
- Scripted Render Access
- Shader Baking
- Map Transfer
- Shader Builder (Advanced Shader Editor)
- Shader Mixer (Advanced Material Editor)
- Uber Environment 2
- Normal Maps
- Glow Lights
- Light Gels
- Caustics
- Final Gathering

Manipulation Features:
- Scene Manipulators
- Align Ace
- D-form
- PowerPose
- Puppeteer

Animation Features:
- Keyframe Animation
- Keyframe Editor by GoFigure
- AniMate Lite by GoFigure
- Euler Angles for Rotations
- Lip-sync

Dynamic Clothing Features:
- Dynamic Clothing (Powered by OptiTex)
- Freeze/Export Simulation

DATA Exchange Features:
- Import: PZ3, PZ2, PP2, HR2, CR2, LT2, CM2
- Export: PZ2, FC2, HD2
- OBJ, OBZ Import/Export
- Poser Animation Import
- BVH Import/Export
- Image support; JPG, DSI, PNG, TIFF, BMP
- AVI Export
- Hexagon Bridge
- COLLADA Export
- COLLADA Import/Export (DAZ Studio to Carrara 7.2)
- COLLADA Export Sparse Morph Support