Where can I find descriptions of DAZ Studio file types?

contedesfees

I've been looking around for a thorough, not to say comprehensive, description of the various DAZ Studio native file types: duf, dsa, etc. Would some one please be good enough to point me in the right direction? Thanks very much.

That aside, I'm taking it for granted that an DAZ Studio icon that displays an exclamation point surrounded by a white frame merely indicates that the companion .png file is missing. Have I got that right? Thanks again.

Willy2

To understand the history of file extensions: http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/artzone/pub/software/dazcontent

DAZ and Poser formats: (In this page we are told that DAZ files would be very difficult to analyze as they are related to Daz Studio data structures) http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/dson_spec/start

Obviously, the Daz Studio development team has no interest in detailing its proprietary file format, as it would be of no use to the developer community.

The fact that Daz Studio had enabled compatibility with Poser, during long time, didn't make it easier, as we had to use many file types with different: extensions: http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/tech_articles/file_extensions/start

«DUF files primarily belong to DAZ Studio from DAZ. Files with the DUF extension contain user / character data of 3D human figures created using DAZ Studio, a cross-platform modeling software. The data in a DUF file contains information about the characters, their pose, clothing, shapes, as well as shaders and surface materials. DUF data is written in DSON (DAZ Scene Object Notation), a lightweight format (similar to JSON), which stores an already created 3D scene in a data structure containing assets and their relationships to each other. The DSON file format of DUF files is also used for transferring 3D object data between software applications.»

 

contedesfees

Thank you very much, Willy2. I appreciate your taking so much trouble. And stay safe until it's over. 

Richard Haseltine

Willy2 said:

To understand the history of file extensions: http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/artzone/pub/software/dazcontent

DAZ and Poser formats: (In this page we are told that DAZ files would be very difficult to analyze as they are related to Daz Studio data structures) http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/dson_spec/start

Obviously, the Daz Studio development team has no interest in detailing its proprietary file format, as it would be of no use to the developer community.

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/dson_spec/start

The fact that Daz Studio had enabled compatibility with Poser, during long time, didn't make it easier, as we had to use many file types with different: extensions: http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/tech_articles/file_extensions/start

«DUF files primarily belong to DAZ Studio from DAZ. Files with the DUF extension contain user / character data of 3D human figures created using DAZ Studio, a cross-platform modeling software. The data in a DUF file contains information about the characters, their pose, clothing, shapes, as well as shaders and surface materials. DUF data is written in DSON (DAZ Scene Object Notation), a lightweight format (similar to JSON), which stores an already created 3D scene in a data structure containing assets and their relationships to each other. The DSON file format of DUF files is also used for transferring 3D object data between software applications.»

 

contedesfees

Thank you, Richard Haseltine. I do appreciate your reply. No doubt about it. DAZ Studio is challenging.