Stezza said:

it sure is November 

Ying and Yang

Hummmm.... Don't have Ying and Yang on the list so let's just call this one MARCH = Dark & Light... lol.  I'm still jealous of all you can make with Carrara Stezza!  Well done indeedie :)... thanks for sharing.   

Yes a good idea. I start in Carrara sculpt in blender and 3D Boolean in 3D builder 

It's a thought. I prefer to do the work in Carrara. I want to see what I can do here!

thanks... Hermie the crab out and about... 

I did model something today but I won't post it till tomorrow or the next day.. 

everything in the render was modelled in Carrara 

Also for splitting an obj into parts 3D builder free with win 10 has a great slicing tool . Can't recall if import and export to and from Carrara are clean though

Thanks, this is what I did in Carrara. But those edges refuse to change! Is there not some kind of smoothing function or export setting in Daz Studio that might prevent edges from exporting creased?

Not entertaining how to do this in carrara, but in Blender go to Edit mode and then select the relevant edges (or press A to select all) and then go to Edge -> Clear Sharp and then go Clear Custom Normals or whatever it's called.

According to ChatGPT it's mostly the same process in Carrara.

Hi, I need help. I'm mainly a Carrara user and only sometimes use Daz Studio to do things that I cannot do in Carrara.

I'm working with the Bot morph for Genesis. If you look at the Scene elements, you'll see that geometry gets added and conformed to Genesis.  My problem is that when I export the figure as an OBJ or FBX, most of the edges of the added geometry are creased when I import it into Carrara. And I can do nothing in Carrara to smooth those edges! 

You will notice the creases in a quick render from Carrara, especially noticeable in the head and shoulders. Is there a solution to this?

If you watch animated movies, sometimes you can see animation and scenes that look kind of 3D but they are 2D, quite often these are called 2.5 

When you treat 2D scene object like 3D but don't go 3D route. For example parallax effect of background and scene and characters/objects, 2.5D background to me is a background that is made of few different 2D planes that create illusion of depth as if it was 3D space but it is made of 2D objects. 

For example, in Carrara you could create an entire animation made of plane objects, one for background, others for scene objects, and a group of plane objects for your character, arrange them in a manner that you could feel the distance or space between them, but animate and visualize it just as a 2D world. 

nice example is in this animated movie:https://youtu.be/AbCplD9s25k

00:53 time stamp shows very beautiful 2.5D scene

I realize I will probably have more questions, so this will be my official questions thread. Thanks for all of your help!

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. 

The Carrara manual only has this to say about the camera plane: "TBD"

I thought it may have something to do with the depth of field, i.e., anything closer to the lens than the plane will determine out-of-focus elements too close to the camera. But, after experimentation (see screenshot of camera plane way ahead of the lens, I don't see any difference for small objects closer than the camera plane. Surely, there must be a way to simulate microscopic spaces with a very narrow depth of field?

is that Claudia on the prowl for some scales? 

Carrara Freebies- Pot, Witch and stirring spoon
Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 84 - Daz 3D Forums

Freebie Challenge November 2025 - THE WINTER WITCH!

Denizens of the Daz3D forum freebie area - Perhaps you thought we were done with the spooks and the scares? Perhaps you thought that the artificial cobwebs and those LED pumpkin-shaped candles could be stowed under the stairs for another year? No. Keep those pumpkin candles out, and the caution tape on the front door, because the spooks are not over yet.

You see, denizens, it appears there's treachery afoot. Just this week alone, my speculative meme-stocks have gone to zero, the shoddy DIY repair to my sink i attempted has failed and flooded the bathroom, and my application to work as a therapist for anxious squirrels has been declined. Coincidence? I think not. No, i think we can all agree, there's only one explanation that makes any sense - Witchcraft. A filthy witch is on the loose, causing mayhem and misfortune wherever they raise their warty heads. Unfortunately, we can no longer plunge innocent people into icy rivers in order to test their witchy resolve, so i will require you to take on this investigative burden for me. Bring me evidence of witchcraft. I want rampant speculation, hearsay, gossip, poor quality polaroids, your aunts opinion and more. It's hard work denizens, but at least the pay is low.

TL;DR - Render witches. Or witchcraft. A winter themed render would be lovely too, you might even get more points that way.

Rules:

1. Minimum of 3 freebies.

2. A Maximum of 5 purchased items.

3. Genesis and its standard morphs are fine.

4. If you postwork your images, provide the base image.

5. You can use AI for post-work, upscaling, colour work etc, just go easy and stick with the spirit of the competition. 

6. All Daz ecosystem programs are allowed – Bryce, carrara etc (Even poser, If you behave yourself)

7. Images pictures are subject to Daz TOS.

8. No max Entries on this one. I can't count. Do as many as you want.

This Freebie Challenge will end November 30th, 2025 @ 23:59 Daz time.

First Place: $15 store credit from KindredArts
Second Place: $10 store credit from KindredArts
Third Place: $5 store credit from KindredArts

Please post your entries in the entries thread below...

ENTRIES THREAD

A LOVELY LIST OF FREEBIES YOU CAN USE!

therixx said:

Oh, come on… just another five minutes!

Happy Halloween 2025!

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The Whole saga is here:
http://www.riccardocorso.it/galleria/pics/feste/halloween/index-en.html
Carrara 8.5 Pro Render.
No A.I. was bothered asking it to do this as a commission for me.

Nice work made me laugh :)

Oh, come on… just another five minutes!

Happy Halloween 2025!

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The Whole saga is here:
http://www.riccardocorso.it/galleria/pics/feste/halloween/index-en.html
Carrara 8.5 Pro Render.
No A.I. was bothered asking it to do this as a commission for me.

Oso3D   https://www.daz3d.com/oso-worms-for-genesis-9

has a morphable/drapable disk

can we create our own morphs for that disk?

I bought it as very cheap with the stackers and code so I guess I can find out

the question is how reliant is the mysterious PA strandbased hair on vertex order or is it UV based

I know Carrara hair/fur one cannot change either on the growth object or subdivision but can use any morphs

Today I noticed someone wanted a zebra plushie 

from the Carrara Cube it came.... boned and furred 

it's in the zip file for you to experiment with 

Beginner Challenge - Materials!

From shiny polished gems to rough bark, and from silk to leather! This month's focus will be on Materials and Surfaces. One of the most important aspects of a great render is the effective use of materials. Effective surface settings can add realism, style, and visual interest to an image. This month we will be concentrating on how to create and manipulate the surfaces on the objects in your scene.

Also, keep in mind all the various items covered over the past several months. They will affect the way your materials look in your final rendered scene.

Previous Challenges on this topic:

November 2017

November 2018

November 2019

November 2020

November 2021

November 2022

November 2023

November 2024
 

Helpful Links:

When following tutorials, be cognizant of the different applications (Bryce, Daz Studio, Poser, Carrara and Blender, etc.) and different render engines (3Delight, Iray, Reality, etc). Techniques for one may not apply directly to another. If you have some favorite Materials, Surfaces, and Shader tips, please share them in this thread.

Daz Studio Tutorials:

Daz 101: Surfaces by Daz 3D (video)
Iray Surfaces and What They Mean by Sickleyield
The Iray Uber Base Shader by Daz 3D (video)
Daz 3D Tutorial: Make anything a light source by Daz 3D (video)
Daz 3D Tutorial: Using bump and displacement maps by Daz 3D (video)

Tutorials with Jay Versluis:

In the Studio with Daz 3D - Shaders and Materials by Jay Versluis:
Daz 3d Animation Series: Animation- Filament by Jay Versluis
Surfaces Playlist

Bryce Tutorials:

A compilation of tutorials for Bryce, there is a lot about materials to find there as well by Daz 3D

Other Helpful Places:

3Delight - Uberenvironment made easy!

This is more in depth and experimental for the 3delight renderer: 3Delight Laboratory Thread: tips, questions, experiments

try Google Search

Particles Carrara site:daz3d.com

https://www.google.com/search?q=Particles+Carrara+site%3Adaz3d.com&sca_esv=f4f4d625b74d76fe&sxsrf=AE3TifOwQqcAwAyIhX8XFvSFqLkK1nuPew%3A1761820080294&ei=sD0DadOzEfDl2roP24bJkAo&ved=0ahUKEwjTy6yg28uQAxXwslYBHVtDEqIQ4dUDCBM&uact=5&oq=Particles+Carrara+site%3Adaz3d.com&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIFBhcnRpY2xlcyBDYXJyYXJhIHNpdGU6ZGF6M2QuY29tSABQAFgAcAB4AJABAJgBAKABAKoBALgBDMgBAJgCAKACAJgDAJIHAKAHALIHALgHAMIHAMgHAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

that link just the resulting URL if you are not using Google

Hi, have you figured this out since? I'm currently working with particles and trying to learn everything I can.

BTW, I don't get the search engine on Daz: it looks like one cannot do a search in a specific forum like Carrara -- only a general "Search Forums" which makes it really hard to narrow things down. I'm trying to find all particle-related discussions in the CARRARA forum, but no luck :-(