Vertex Modeling -- The Vertex Modeling capabilities that were previously only available in the "Modeling" room are now available in the "Assembly" room.

COLLADA Export -- COLLADA is becoming a new standard for transferring content. In this new release of Carrara, you will be able to export your models in this new format.

Figure Content LOD Support -- Carrara 7 also includes support for Content Figures that have multiple Levels of Detail (LOD).

Non-Linear Animation Track Groups -- Using Carrara for creating animations? This new merge track tool will provide an improved interface to create groups of tracks then collapse or expand the tracks in those groups.

Improved Content Support -- Better capabilities in bringing DAZ 3D products into Carrara. Requires DAZ Studio 2.3.3.138 or higher (2.3.3.146 is strongly recommended).

Dynamic Hair -- With the Dynamic Hair and fur modeling/simulation feature, you can paint, cut, brush and shade hair to bring your images to realistic life --- and do it with the greatest of ease.

Symmetrical Modeling -- Streamline the modeling process. Ideal for creating and editing anything from characters to vehicles and more. This new feature allows users to edit both sides of a symmetrical object at the same time.

Rendering Options -- Now you can achieve a new level of realism in your scenes with Soft Shadows, Blurred Reflections, Blurred Transmission, True Ambient Lighting, Caustics, Global Illumination, Ambient Occlusion, HDRI, Motion Blur, Subsurface Scattering, Shadow Catch, Transparency with Absorption, Depth of Field, and more.

Particles and Physics -- Enjoy a robust particle system, collision detection, and a rigid-body physics engine which is remarkably fast.

Morph Creation -- Allows you to utilize Carrara's great modeling tools to make your own custom morph targets and easily save them as a parameter slider within your existing figure.

Landscape Wizard -- This feature makes it easy to create a greater number of different landscapes by combining terrain, shader, sky, vegetation and rendering presets.

Light Lab -- Features robust control over lighting direction, intensity, and tinting from one or more sources to ensure a more accurate production of real-world environments.

Texture Editor -- Now you can easily import, create and edit texture presets, then save them as new textures for future use.

Intuitive User Interface -- Take advantage of handy palettes to create and edit objects, design scenes and render final images quickly and easily.

Presets -- Explore a virtually infinite number of textures and landscapes with preset collections that include terrains, waters, skies, rocks, clouds, fog, and more.

Landscape Creation -- Quickly and easily produce remarkably realistic landscapes, impressive fantasy worlds, and other dynamic scenes.

Image-Editing Tools -- Import 2D images from a variety of formats, transform them into 3D objects, then incorporate them into your scenes.

Animation and Web Capabilities -- Create Web animations, generate thumbnail images, preview them in storyboard format, and create virtual tours using QuickTime.

Import/Export -- Bring in scenes from a variety of popular formats and/or export your work to and from other packages including LightWave, Adobe After Effects, FBX, 3DS, LWO, PSD, and more.

Content -- Carrara 7 contains more than 550 MB's of Carrara and DAZ 3D content to get you off to a terrific start:

• Carrara Hair Skullcap
• DigitalPainters 3DPaint Paint Brushes Sampler
• V4 High Res Skin Texture Shaders
• M4 High Res Skin Texture Shaders
• Victoria 4.2 Base
• V4 Basicwear
• Amarseda Hair
• Michael 4 Base
• Michael 4 Basicwear
• Aiko 3 LE
• Nyoko Pigtail Hair
• Stylized Business Man & Woman
• Cartoon Kids
• Emotiguy
• Angelfish
• Millennium Dog LE
• Millennium Dragon LE
• Gorilla LE