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  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588

    PC full year membership is $40 today (assuming you have the $5 Thursday-only coupon).

    Probably gonna do it one_more_time, even though I already have enough products to last for the next 20 years. :)

  • mindsongmindsong Posts: 1,693

    good eye, UB!

    buy the $4 dforce outfit for Gen8F and the PC price goes to $30... (w thurs coupon), total = ~$35...  and you get an outfit you can export as an obj... lol

    --ms

  • 3drendero3drendero Posts: 2,017
    Up to 68% off PA items. https://www.daz3d.com/mega-2018-catchup-sale For example https://www.daz3d.com/philw
  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,584

    My https://www.daz3d.com/arch-cove has just come off 'New', so today you can get it for 40% off smiley

  • Steve KSteve K Posts: 3,194
    TangoAlpha said:

    My https://www.daz3d.com/arch-cove has just come off 'New', so today you can get it for 40% off smiley

    Looks good, a couple of questions:
    "14 Iray natural clear, cloudy and fantasy sea color presets are included. Make your own colors easily via the Transmitted Color parameter."
    I've never used this, and I'm not finding it exactly in the (V.7) manual.  Something like it is in the "Caustics" section, light thru transparent materials ... is that it?  Or is this in a plugin?
    "Because of the high usage of instances in this scene, Instancing Optimization must be set to 'Memory' before rendering."
    I've never used this, either.  Some Carrara nature scenes (e.g. Howie F.) render very slowly, so I tend to use them as stills (rather than move the camera), and use shadow catchers for character animations.  Does this dramatically speed up rendering?

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 37,904
    Steve K said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    My https://www.daz3d.com/arch-cove has just come off 'New', so today you can get it for 40% off smiley

    Looks good, a couple of questions:
    "14 Iray natural clear, cloudy and fantasy sea color presets are included. Make your own colors easily via the Transmitted Color parameter."
    I've never used this, and I'm not finding it exactly in the (V.7) manual.  Something like it is in the "Caustics" section, light thru transparent materials ... is that it?  Or is this in a plugin?
    "Because of the high usage of instances in this scene, Instancing Optimization must be set to 'Memory' before rendering."
    I've never used this, either.  Some Carrara nature scenes (e.g. Howie F.) render very slowly, so I tend to use them as stills (rather than move the camera), and use shadow catchers for character animations.  Does this dramatically speed up rendering?

    thats in DAZ studio which uses instances

    Carrara uses replicators

  • Steve KSteve K Posts: 3,194
    th3Digit said:
    Steve K said:
    TangoAlpha said:

     

    thats in DAZ studio which uses instances

    Carrara uses replicators

    From the (V.7) Carrara manual: "Most scenes use one or more duplicates of Master objects. These duplicates are not independent objects but Instances of the Master object."  E.g., in the lower right hand corner, if you duplicate a sphere, you see one object but two instances.  Carrara does use Replicators, but that's a different thing.

     

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 37,904
    Steve K said:
    th3Digit said:
    Steve K said:
    TangoAlpha said:

     

    thats in DAZ studio which uses instances

    Carrara uses replicators

    From the (V.7) Carrara manual: "Most scenes use one or more duplicates of Master objects. These duplicates are not independent objects but Instances of the Master object."  E.g., in the lower right hand corner, if you duplicate a sphere, you see one object but two instances.  Carrara does use Replicators, but that's a different thing.

     

    the instances here are for Tango Alpha's DAZ studio scene, the description is for that

  • Steve KSteve K Posts: 3,194
    th3Digit said:
    Steve K said:
    th3Digit said:
    Steve K said:
    TangoAlpha said:

     

     

    the instances here are for Tango Alpha's DAZ studio scene, the description is for that

    OK, maybe that's why I can't find "Instancing Optimization" in the Carrara (V.7) manual.

     

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 37,904
    Steve K said:
    th3Digit said:
    Steve K said:
    th3Digit said:
    Steve K said:
    TangoAlpha said:

     

     

    the instances here are for Tango Alpha's DAZ studio scene, the description is for that

    OK, maybe that's why I can't find "Instancing Optimization" in the Carrara (V.7) manual.

     

    you will find it in DAZ studio under advanced in the render tab if using iray

  • Steve KSteve K Posts: 3,194
    th3Digit said:
    Steve K said:
    th3Digit said:
    Steve K said:
    th3Digit said:
    Steve K said:
    TangoAlpha said:

     

     

    the instances here are for Tango Alpha's DAZ studio scene, the description is for that

    OK, maybe that's why I can't find "Instancing Optimization" in the Carrara (V.7) manual.

     

    you will find it in DAZ studio under advanced in the render tab if using iray

    I don't use those, but thanks.

     

  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,584

    Instancing Optimisation is an Iray renderer setting. The description does tend to focus on DS aspects because in all honesty, that's where 95% of mycustomers are.

  • Steve KSteve K Posts: 3,194
    TangoAlpha said:

    Instancing Optimisation is an Iray renderer setting. The description does tend to focus on DS aspects because in all honesty, that's where 95% of mycustomers are.

    OK,thanks.  Same for the "Transmitted Color" setting?

     

  • PhilWPhilW Posts: 5,139

    My store is on sale again with the launch of a new product (Horned Fantasy Headdress for Genesis 3 and 8 figures) in case anyone wants to buy any Carrara products that they don't already have.

    https://www.daz3d.com/philw

  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588
    edited October 2018

    Phil, that is a very cool product.  DS users will love all of those options.  Congratualtions!

    Almost forgot to add, there were some new freebies offered today as well.

    Post edited by UnifiedBrain on
  • PhilWPhilW Posts: 5,139

    Thanks UB!

  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,584
    Steve K said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    Instancing Optimisation is an Iray renderer setting. The description does tend to focus on DS aspects because in all honesty, that's where 95% of mycustomers are.

    OK,thanks.  Same for the "Transmitted Color" setting?

     

    Transmitted Colour is a shader setting. It works along with Transmitted Measurement Distance to make a volume change colour with thickness (so deeper water looks bluer/greener/browner etc). It's analogous to Absorbtion and In-Scattering in Carrara.

  • 3drendero3drendero Posts: 2,017
    PA sale is back today, 50% off some items https://www.daz3d.com/shop/#p=2&filter_compat_software=Carrara&filtered=1
  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,086
    edited October 2018

    Happy to see a Carrara hair product listed as a Daz Orignal, rather than purged from store.  Fire and Ice hair is part of the V4 90% discount.  Hope it means that more classic Carrara products survived the 2018 PA purge.


    https://www.daz3d.com/fire-and-ice

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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,086

    Dimension Theory's HDR sets that are also Carrara compatible are only $1.99 as PC club products. Not sure if any further discounts apply.

    ee01 dimension theory hdr discounts.JPG
    744 x 437 - 77K
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    K4 armor on freebs alert

    https://www.daz3d.com/kids-4-armor

    Kids 4 Armor in People and Wearables, Clothing and Accessories, 3D Models by Daz 3D

  • 3drendero3drendero Posts: 2,017
    edited October 2018
    PA sale is back, 40-60% off some Carrara items https://www.daz3d.com/shop/#p=2&filter_compat_software=Carrara&filtered=1
    Post edited by 3drendero on
  • 3drendero3drendero Posts: 2,017
    Brand new bi weekly freebies. https://www.daz3d.com/free-3d-models
  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588

    Thanks, 3drendero.

    First year of PC+ sale - WOW!

    Second year - very cool.

    Third year - Hey, I already have half the items in that bundle!

  • mindsongmindsong Posts: 1,693
    UnifiedBrain said:

    Thanks, 3drendero.

    First year of PC+ sale - WOW!

    Second year - very cool.

    Third year - Hey, I already have half the items in that bundle!

    only half? heh...

    this isn't a good trend...  :)

    --ms

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 7,778

    Had all the items except for two in the freebie bundle, in the $9.99 bundle I didn't have four of the items so bought it as it was still cheaper than buying them seperate, got some nice items in the Build Your Own Bundle.

  • UnifiedBrainUnifiedBrain Posts: 3,588

    In addition to the new PC+ freebies offered today, Daz also listed some significant new items and bundles in the general freebies section.

  • Steve KSteve K Posts: 3,194
    UnifiedBrain said:

    In addition to the new PC+ freebies offered today, Daz also listed some significant new items and bundles in the general freebies section.

    Good tip, the V4 toughness Bundle is downloading now.

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,086

    3DCelebrity in PA store discount means some carrara dynamic hair is on sale.


    https://www.daz3d.com/dynamic-sass-hair-for-v4

  • VIArtsVIArts Posts: 1,496
    edited November 2018

    whoops, wrong thread

    Post edited by VIArts on
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