The DAZ Studio Plug-in SDK is a free C++ software development platform that provides a very tightly integrated, fully object-oriented interface for manipulating and extending DAZ Studio at all levels. The SDK provides developers with the ability to add new functionality, interfaces, scene components, render engines, file I/O and much more, including the ability to integrate new components into the native file structure. DAZ Studio's Plug-in SDK also enables developers to load DAZ Studio with full functionality from other applications making it possible to directly import/export data as well as host live DAZ Studio content in other applications. The Plug-in SDK's versatility and power allows developers to utilize DAZ Studio in a manner that is tailored to developer's needs. It includes extensive API documentation and sample plug-ins to help get developers get started in the development of new DAZ Studio components.