So I've been waiting to get a new machine with, say, 32GB VRAM and an nVidia 5000 series GPU.  So ... is it time to do this?  I'm seeing negative comments in the DS Forums.  

The first in the series laid down the base environment lighting system which forsakes things like translucent leaves for 'under lighting' to simulate the effect at faster render speeds. True translucency truly looks much nicer for scenic stills, but I was rendering animations. I needed them to render quickly and be very simple to quickly set up.

Being a fan of having multiple options in the browser, I've included a ton of presets with each kit, along with various modular chunks of pre-built terrain that we can place onto the terrain of any of the base scenes for those times when we want to sculpt out our own landscapes. Tree and shrub presets, shader presets, and a morphing selection of volumetric clouds help to round out each of the packs.

Carrara EnvironKit - Woodlands

What's Included

42 Preset Carrara Scene Files (.CAR - Scenes Browser)

• 30 Using the Realistic Sky Atmosphere

• 12 Using Background Maps Made Using This Kit

Preset Nature Blocks (.Car - Objects Browser) - Preset Objects of Terrain with Plants

• Small, Medium and Large for Ease in Quickly Populating Scenes

• New Preset Plants and Leaves(Berries) (.CAR - Objects Browser)

  • • Premade examples in the Browser

    • Load Presets in the Plant Editor

Three Complete Terrain Shaders

Two Water Shaders

Full Environmental Lighting Rigs in Every Preset

Additional Optional Clouds System

• Ground Fog (Volumetric Cloud)

• Animatable Cloud Domes (Replicated Volumetric Cloud)

The pdf User's Guide is available on the download page

Carrara EnvironKit - Underwater Realms

7 Preset Underwater Scenes: (.CAR - Scenes Browser)

* 1 Base Scene containing all the controls

* 6 Presets made using everything from the kit showing a variety of possibilites and different uses for the terrain pieces.

3 Preset Terrain "Formations":(.CAR - Objects Browser)

* Formation 1 is sharp and irregular

* Formation 2 is smooth and rounded, transitioning to the jagged floor

* Formation 3 is spiky with many smaller formations, suitable for all manner of habitat.

Each are made to scale up large, or shrink down small, making it duplication friendly.

You can build all manner of scenes using nothing more than the files included.

Shaders and Terrain pieces work beautifully with other Carrara Environ Kit products.

Bubbles:

* Grouping of three individual particle emitters that send forth glass-shaded primitive spheres, which are very resource friendly on your system.

Set up to follow directional forces already supplied within each preset scene.

Shaders:

* Underwater Terrain Shader Group

* Overhead Surface Water Shader

Carrara EnviroKit - Underwater Realms.pdf Instructions Manual, which is also available on the Download Page.

Carrara EnvironKit - Badlands

Scene Presets: (.CAR)

* 14 Using the Realistic Sky Atmosphere

* 6 Using Background Maps Made Using This Kit

Preset Nature Blocks: (.CAR)

* Two Badlands Terrain Detail Terrains

* One Feature covered in Badlands Plant life

* One Ocean of Lava

Preset Plants: (.CAR)

* Badlands Weed

* 3 Thorn Tree variants - 1 Dead

* Competing Hardwood Tree

Shaders: (.CAR)

* New Badlands Terrain Shader

* New Lava Shader - Specific For Ocean Primitive

* New Plant Shaders

Carrara EnviroKit - Badlands.pdf Instructions Manual, which is also available on the Download Page.

First question:

I have a model I imported. I want to break some pieces off of it and make them into separate objects. I select the model and go to the model room. I can select polys by shading domain and using selection tools. Then what? I don't see how to break the polys off and make them into their own object. Also, all the geometry in the assembly room seems to be an instance of a master. If I delete the instance, the master appears in the model room but not in the assembly room. I'm definitely missing something. Please help. 

Here's an oldie but a goody
P3dO explorer

http://www.senosoft.com/index.php

great for viewing image files but can also help you organise poser runtime and add thumbnails to car files...
so I am told

well, now you can post their adventure renders and show off their versatility

where in the 3D world will they be next ~ and what will they be?
did you know you can get M4 & V4 stuff to fit them... awesome! kitbash till the cows come home.

these are great figures by @Predatron  which are ideal for Carrara users 

to get the ball rolling.....

Lorenzo the pilot...

I've bought quite a few items over the last few years that seem lame in Carrara so I think it might be a common problem, so I thought we could have a thread where people post their problems and others can post work arounds.

That way we can help each other.

So ...

I bought Forest a few months ago and Forest Supreme recently.

http://www.daz3d.com/shop/forest

Very good products but...

Now try as I might I can't get the preload to load into Carrara - though it loads in poser no problems. If I save the scene as a Poser file then it still will not load into Carrara.

The trick is to load everything separately (yawn) but this means everything is in the wrong place.

The work around I finally discovered this morning is to select everything and align the x and y axii.

Presto.... (I feel like a thickhead for not trying this before)

Let's get this thread a started ... 
With some links that maybe useful to find lost amongst the pages 

• Link to download the My Body Mesh

used Colourful toon street in this render

Click the link to take you to the attachment then  - right click the zip file and choose Save Link As and rename it.

in case anyone could use them.
They only load up in Carrara, they don't load or work in DS or Poser

I'll keep looking and adding the links here over time... from the the two Wacky Modelling Boards

Ghost
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7758846/#Comment_7758846

Spidey Vamp
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7790471/#Comment_7790471

Morphing Bat
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7804871/#Comment_7804871

Morphing Pumpkin Head
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8405456/#Comment_8405456

Bonezy
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8875261/#Comment_8875261

SpiderBat
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8932261/#Comment_8932261

Wacky Martian Spaceship
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 47 - Daz 3D Forums

Buzz Lightyear
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 6 - Daz 3D Forums

Teddy Beans
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 6 - Daz 3D Forums

Sam and the time clock
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 11 - Daz 3D Forums

Road Runner and Snoopy
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 13 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Witch House
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 14 - Daz 3D Forums

A Paper Clip
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 14 - Daz 3D Forums

'The Calliope crashed to the ground'
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 15 - Daz 3D Forums

a dish drainer by Wendy
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 15 - Daz 3D Forums

TriPlane 
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 16 - Daz 3D Forums

Snoopy on his kennel
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 16 - Daz 3D Forums

Tiger Moth
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 16 - Daz 3D Forums

Rubber Chicken
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 16 - Daz 3D Forums

candy cane and baubles
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 17 - Daz 3D Forums

A MultiPass holder & card
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 17 - Daz 3D Forums

Harpoon
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 17 - Daz 3D Forums

a wacky raft!  including the lantern
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 17 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky periscope rifle model
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 17 - Daz 3D Forums

a wacky genuine 3D chiko roll
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 18 - Daz 3D Forums

A Pop Shield
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 18 - Daz 3D Forums

Herc's bow
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 18 - Daz 3D Forums

A wacky chameleon
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 18 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Romp through the hay bales!
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 18 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky mantaray
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 18 - Daz 3D Forums

a wacky brick phone 
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 19 - Daz 3D Forums

Carrara is 'Kewl'
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 21 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Kattobot
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 21 - Daz 3D Forums

a creepy wacky dummy
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 21 - Daz 3D Forums

Shrooms by Wendy
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 21 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky scooter
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 21 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky twinky plate with twinkies
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 23 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Emu
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 24 - Daz 3D Forums

FC Holden ~ Max's Car ~ London Taxi
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 47 - Daz 3D Forums

Dart board and darts
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 26 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky draughts board with pieces and a morphing domino with box
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 26 - Daz 3D Forums

Roberto ~ Futurama by De3an
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 28 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky outhouse
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 28 - Daz 3D Forums

the wacky bus
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 29 - Daz 3D Forums

reskinned colour scheme for wacky bus by Bunyip02
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 29 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Toy TRex
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 29 - Daz 3D Forums

the rollercoaster by Wendy
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 29 - Daz 3D Forums

real wacky, crazy Jumbo model
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 30 - Daz 3D Forums

rollercoaster example by Persona on grata
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 30 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky milk crate
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 30 - Daz 3D Forums

Barbarian axe by Diomede
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 30 - Daz 3D Forums

click go the shears
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 31 - Daz 3D Forums

 wacky el Majiko the Mushie
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 31 - Daz 3D Forums

 wacky bus V2
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 31 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Forklift ( has fork morphs ) with pallets, barrels and a rack to stack 'em on... !!
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 32 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Creepy Coupe
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 32 - Daz 3D Forums

 Wacky Carrara Sub
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 33 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Creepy Coupe modified by Bunyip02
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 33 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky fingerbun with texture
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 34 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Carrara Wagon
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 35 - Daz 3D Forums

boned finger bun fun by Mistara 
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 35 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Kalimba for your musical night outs!
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 35 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky wooden harp type thingy
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 36 - Daz 3D Forums

MasCarra be boned! ~ edited version in 2nd link
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 37 - Daz 3D Forums
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 38 - Daz 3D Forums
~ MasCarra Version 4 with Morphs and Tee ~
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 38 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky clothes line
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 37 - Daz 3D Forums

Santa's wacky sleigh
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 38 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky morphing loo seat
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 39 - Daz 3D Forums

Untextured Lamp by Diomede
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 41 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky Jurassic rex fence untextured
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 42 - Daz 3D Forums

Thingee the knobhead
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 42 - Daz 3D Forums

the Wacky SpudGun
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 43 - Daz 3D Forums

a fungal model by Persona non grata
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 43 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky medical mask
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 43 - Daz 3D Forums

little virus critters by Varsel
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 46 - Daz 3D Forums

Mounties Hat
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 47 - Daz 3D Forums

the Wacky GoatMobile
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 48 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky Carrara lightsaber
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 53 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky Mando helmet
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 53 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky Mr Billy
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 54 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky Sluggo
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 54 - Daz 3D Forums

halloween pumpkin with a cat carved out
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 54 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Bandaid
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 54 - Daz 3D Forums

a wacky Pith Hat!
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 56 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky covid safe key
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 56 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Morphing Magic Broom
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 57 - Daz 3D Forums

a wacky metal bird prop
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 57 - Daz 3D Forums

Buck Rogers helmet
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 58 - Daz 3D Forums

-DAZ3D TOS only allows commercial links to their own store, so sales are limited to DAZ3D.com
-Don’t post comments, please, because if somebody is subscribed to this thread they expect a new freebie when they get a new message alert.
-Items with Carrara specific support only, there are sales for DS or Poser covered in other threads.

The idea of this thread is that most are getting emails for new messages quite fast.

To get subscribed, just click the “Subscribe to This Thread” link at the top of the thread or on the “Notify me via email when someone posts in this thread” below when posting a new sale.
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First and most important sale is of course the Carrara 8.5 Pro sale, it is 40% off and is a much better deal than the regular Carrara 8.5 that should be avoided.
http://www.daz3d.com/carrara-8-5-pro
If you get the PC membership first (24$ for 3 months), then the price for Carrara 8.5 Pro is 37$.
Regular price is 171$.
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Pro features that Standard is missing:
General:
-64-bit support - Critical for 3D rendering which often needs more than 2GB of RAM. Standard would run out of RAM often.
Nature modeling:
-Ocean Primitive - https://www.youtube.com/v/g-VEeNWw0tA?version=3&autoplay=1
-Render time displacement on terrains
Modeling
-Symmetrical Modeling
Vertex Modeling
-Displacement Modeling https://www.youtube.com/v/a0jbwjIseqs?version=3&autoplay=1
-Displacement & Microdisplacement Mapping
-Bridge Tool
-Edge Extrusion
-Editing of non-Zero'd Figures https://www.youtube.com/v/dXZvs716Ov8?version=3&autoplay=1
Advanced Textures, Shaders, & Rendering
-Irradiance Maps
-Vector Motion Blur
-Network Rendering
-Normal Maps
-Multi Pass Rendering https://www.youtube.com/v/3FGkomoJiIw?version=3&autoplay=1
Environment & Special Effects
-Negative Lights http://www.youtube.com/v/I8sTlPEID2I?version=3&autoplay=1
-Photometric (IES) Lighting
Animation
-Graph Editor
-Rigid Body Dynamics (using the Bullet physics library) https://www.youtube.com/v/bQvSI2ikbGk?version=3&autoplay=1
-Soft Body Dynamics (using the Bullet physics library) https://www.youtube.com/v/43fjdqyGa6Q?version=3&autoplay=1
3D Paint
-3D Paint https://www.youtube.com/v/rQx4VtHNKqA?version=3&autoplay=1
-UV unfolding https://www.youtube.com/v/YQQEh3vyVj0?version=3&autoplay=1
-Real Display of Bumps and Specularity
Imports / Exports
-RPF Export
-After Effects Camera Export
-Match Mover Tracking
-FBX Export
Other
-Victoria 5 and Michael 5 Pro bundles worth $110 more than the Started bundles in the Standard version
http://www.daz3d.com/victoria-5-pro-bundle
http://www.daz3d.com/michael-5-pro-bundle

The biggest thing in the opinion of most, I believe, is that all of the materials - shaders - need to be enhanced or even completely redone.

I have put together this simple process for myself that works well for speedy-fast animation renders, so you may not agree with some of my techniques. Use what works for you!!!

Either way, this video should hold the clues needed to help get your character's shaders sorted out quickly and easily!

See the description of the video for a link to the support page for the article on my website, where you may also download the free "Base Scene" file that I use.

Hope this place gets super busy again.

It has been quite a while, and while I wish my return came with different news, I must share that Carrara Cafe and DAZ3D have officially parted ways. Carrara Cafe is no longer an official DAZ3D project—a transition that, while bittersweet, is perhaps to be expected. I remain deeply grateful to DAZ3D for their support over the years; considering Carrara has not seen active development for over a decade, their commitment lasted far longer than many of us ever expected.

I couldn’t bear to see the sunset on a place that has meant so much to us. Driven by sentiment and a deep appreciation for this community, I have personally taken over the ownership of the Carrara Cafe domain.

The transition hasn’t been without its hurdles. Due to a lapse in the previous hosting during the handover, I’ve had to migrate the site to my personal hosting, which is secured through 2029. Unfortunately, I had to restore the site from older backup files, which means some recent articles or files may be missing, and certain features might be temperamental.

Carrara and this community have been a significant part of my life. To me, keeping the Cafe alive is a token of gratitude for the wonderful years we’ve shared. However, the current WordPress system is complex to maintain. With my newfound creative freedom over the site, I am planning to rebuild Carrara Cafe as a sleek, simple static website during my spare time.

Because many old links have vanished into the digital ether, I believe it’s best to start fresh. And this is where I would love your help.

How You Can Help

If you still believe in having a "central home" for everything Carrara, I invite you to help me curate its new iteration. If you have any of the following, please consider sharing them with me:

• Essential plug-ins and shaders

• Scene files and 3D models

• Showcases of exciting projects or "gems" created in Carrara

Rather than patching a broken system, let’s rebuild a library of resources that actually work. If the interest is there, we can ensure the legend of Carrara continues. If not, the Cafe will eventually have its sunset in 2029—but I truly hope we can keep the fire burning a little longer.

Thank you for the adventures, the art, and the memories. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and seeing what we can build together.

With my warmest regards,

Danas

(P.S. this is not AI but I have used Gemini to help me with text editing) 

Recently I have been using Carrara to make models for 3D printing, however I am rusty ! ;)

At this point I need to resize a part for a press fit, so I need to resize the part down by 0.004" , but there are only 2 decimal points (0.00)  showing in the resizing area.

Where can I increase the accuracy down to 0.000"  ..... I have looked, but can't find.

McGuiver

Bunyip02 posted this image:

I am going to use this thread to share and to get advice on my Brash Lonergan project.  I will be posting everything from models, uvmaps, hair tests, render setting tests (toon and NPR engine), page layouts, maybe animation tests (not sure if want to do animations also but might) etc.

I have always wanted to create adventure series set in space similar to some of the vintage frontier westerns. Not interested in photoreal approaches.  But, I'm also not interested in the kind of toons that have three fingers.  And despite the fact that I know it is a waste of time to create my own figures instead of making a genesis body morph, I want to do it anyway.  I did a one page example in a Carrara monthly challenge.  So, here we go - fresh start.

I am creating new base male and base female low poly meshes.  Here is the base male with 1250 polygons.  The head has no features and is easily detached to be replaced by another.

First, start Carrara and choose a medium empty scene.

Use the arrows along the left side to move the camera around, which changes your point of view.  There are hotkeys for panning, etc., but this tutorial will only use menu commands whenever possible.

EDIT: I have added additional tutorials that show how to integrate daz store bought content and how to model a few items yourself.

EDI 2: I changed the title of the thread and will continue posting screenshots on my workflow or projects or anything else.

but I was wondering if it could be

even if it meant a keyboard shortcut saving a series of .car files and loading them along the timeline like the obj series importer (but less bulky)

I don't have the coding ability but I cannot help thinking a plugin/extension to do this might not be as complicated as some are

simulation is often overkill

simple stying for pose adjustments like mesh hair morphing is often all thats needed

from:

ryzen 3900x, rtx 2070 super, 32gb ram.

to:

ryzen 9900x, rtx 5070 ti, 64gb ram.

every thing is high price now, but i fear not able to get hardware is next.

will bw used for daz studio, local AI and games.

a banger of a carol to set the mood

This happens when trying to parent target helpers as well. And on several occasions right as I've been completing or finalizing my animations, a previously parented item will seem to vanish from the screen (the name remains in hierarchy but can't find item on display, doesn't render, and I've checked toggles for Visible and Show Object in 3D view) - this then prompts me to try to add that prop back and parent it - leading to the error.

I also run into non-specific 'Failed to save' errors when trying to save my file - which means if I don't try to work through or work around the errors and render what I can, I'm really stuck, because I can't simply re-open the file without starting over.

I am working with NLA clips and Genesis, and I know there had been many problems with that earlier.

1) Would this fall within the area of known problems?
2) Any partial workarounds come to mind for getting a prop to follow along as if parented to a figure's hand?

I need to put a wand in and re-render something as character walks along (just the wand without figure and background).

Tried adding a Target Helper to scene and having that track hand, and parenting wand to target helper - but tracking doesn't keep the TH locked on hand.

Tried exporting bvh in case that could help let me transfer animation - get non specific error.

Didn't know if any of Fenric's tools could save the day?? (ERC or Pose Helper??)
Or detaching skeleton then using it to carry the wand?

Thanks for any suggestions.