Daz Productions, Inc. (commonly known as Daz 3D, stylized Daz3D or DAZ 3D in some logos) is a 3D-content and software company specializing in providing rigged 3D human models, associated accessory content, and software to the hobbyist as well as the prosumer market. Originally a part of Zygote Media Group, a general purpose, application-agnostic broker of 3D content, Daz 3D split off as Digital Art Zone in 2000 to focus on supplying content for the Poser market. The company no longer uses that name, and does not treat "Daz" as an acronym for it.Daz 3D continue to focus on 3D-content development, but also began to expand their own software offerings as well, with purchases of several notable 3D applications:
Bryce, a fractal-based landscape modeler and renderer acquired from Corel by Daz 3D in 2004.
Hexagon, a 3D mesh modeler originally developed by Eovia, acquired by Daz 3D in 2006.
Carrara, a general purpose 3D modeler/animation package also acquired from Eovia in 2006.Additionally, Daz 3D developed their own scene creator software, Daz Studio, as an alternative to Poser.In 2016, Daz 3D spun off Tafi, a 3D-content company intended to focus more on the game-developer market.