Torquinox said:

Thank you for the Modo links. Looks interesting! We're not better off when a tool like this or Vue goes away.

True.  I recall buying Lightwave long ago because they offered a package deal including VUE.  I never got any good at Lightwave, preferring Carrara (I am not a modeler, just an animator), but I still love VUE.

Welcome to yet another round of RRRR. This time we're having a theme, and the theme is The Lyrics. The idea is to render an image that pictures a piece of lyrics from a song, You can always, as usual in the RRRR, make your own lyrics and your own made up band and song, otherwise you post band/artist : song name with the post. Check the entries only thread, first post, for an example on how to post an entry.

RRRR stands for Random Runtime Roulette Renders, and it's a contest that has been running for over twelve years now, on and off. We invite anyone to enter, specially all those new users who have shown up the past years. This is not the usual make a very nice render contest but more like tell a really great story, often fun, with your render!

How does it work?
Make your pull of 4 items, and if your any Lucky Bastards, you pull one extra item per LB.

Who can play?

Anyone can play!

How do you prepare yourself for play?

The rules are very simple, but first you need to have all your items in some kind of order in a text file, dumped from the itemized history into a text file or a spread sheet. Remove things like software, gift certs, and special plugins from the list and items that wil not work with the software you work with.
 For example if you have items for Poser, Bryce or Carrara, and want to use DAZ Studio, remove those other items from your list. If you have loads of older figures, M3, M4, a ton of non Iray stuff and you only want to use Studio with Iray, remove all the junk from you list. 

Then you use a randomizer to randomly pick items from your list (your Runtime/My Library) for your start pull . You can use items from any store. Now build a scene with those 4 items plus any other items you want to add to make a fun scene. For newcomers I heartly recommend looking at the previous contests below to get ideas how you can do this. 

Working randomizer:: https://www.random.org/integers

There are some situations where you allowed to redraw, these are:


- You pulled something that doesn’t work, broken thing, only works in a version / software not used etc etc, or you forgot to remove that item from you list even though you knew it wont work, or figure that out later.
- You pulled a software or add-on to a software or anything you should have filtered out from the list.
- You pulled only huge environment props and will not be able to render a scene without crashing.
- You pulled an item you already have been using in two RRRR renders in this content and that was picked randomly. Three is a curse - rule!

Lucky Bastard Rule!
I say this again: If you have Lucky Bastards, you pull one extra item for each LB you have, simple as that. 
Explaination of Lucky Bastards. 
Lucky Bastards, or LBs, are a form of handicap system which makes the contest a little more difficult for those who have won.

Current Lucky Bastards Standings

How to play?
You pull, you compose and you Render. You post your images and pulls in this thread (Don't miss that, entries without pulls and posts in this thread will be disqualified!!).
Then the entry should also be posted in the Entries only thread

Bundles
If you pull a bundle, use two or three complete items from it, or more if you like, but you do not need to use all, but only picking a hairpin from Victoria 8 Pro Bundle is “too little”. Clarification: A bundle still counts as only one pulled item.

Poses, Expressions and textures/colors
If you pull a pose pack, an expression pack or a texture/color pack, you only need to use one of them, not all. For example if you pull 500 expressions for Genesis 8 Female, use one, if you pull 128 colors for Frappe Hair, use one.
Accidenty breaking the TOS
If your entry is removed by the forum mods because it accidentally, not deliberate, broke the TOS, you do not have to redo that entry but can move on and make a new pull. 

The rules of madness! 
Now you have successfully and randomly picked your items, make a scene, you can add other items as well but the one you picked should be prominent or cleverly used. Render it, post it and make us all laugh! Remember though that the renders must follow the TOS of the forum. As we have a theme on the contest, the render should in some way touch that theme. 

The contest categories! 
There are two categories Best and Funniest. Every image will compete in both categories.

Contest duration!
It starts now at Wednesday October 15 - 2025, and will go on until Sunday December 28, 2025 at 23:59:59 local DAZ time. 

This months sponsors so far:
acb is sponsoring with $50 in Daz GC
Totte (Code 66) is sponsoring with two items from his store
Elliandra is sponsoring with two items from her store
3Diva is sponsoring with two items from thier store
Dartanbeck is sponsoring with items from his store

We want more sponsors!

Do you want to sponsor the RRRR?
Please chip in a gift card sponsorship, sponsors can play, they should play, they are even extra encouraged to play, as sponsors always plays for keeps.

Maximum number of entries? 
For this round it will be a maximum of 12 entries per player.

So, good luck and start your render engines!

Theme in Carrara 

MoreTN said:

WendyLuvsCatz said:

damn I really don't want to be ungrateful but I actually can easily extrude vases of any shape in Carrara's vertex room myself

also https://www.shapemagic.com/products.htm makes a mean vase

off topic, but would Shape Magic Road Maker be useful for creating roads in UltraScenery? It's something I see people asking about.

I have suggested it but I tend to be ignored in that thread because I don't use it much or post renders, I certainly use it in Carrara 

WendyLuvsCatz said:

damn I really don't want to be ungrateful but I actually can easily extrude vases of any shape in Carrara's vertex room myself

also https://www.shapemagic.com/products.htm makes a mean vase

off topic, but would Shape Magic Road Maker be useful for creating roads in UltraScenery? It's something I see people asking about.

damn I really don't want to be ungrateful but I actually can easily extrude vases of any shape in Carrara's vertex room myself

also https://www.shapemagic.com/products.htm makes a mean vase

Greybro said:

Wow! Cool. Is this Bryce?

 ~ Carrara ~ 

Greybro said:

Wow! Cool. Is this Bryce?

It's probably Carrara.

If you need a quick pick-me-up and haven't checked out Stazza's work before, go here, do not pass "Go", do not collect $200:
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/655466/more-wacky-modelling-in-carrara/p1 

jjb24, thanks for sharing your experience. Sounds like you have a powerful computer system. Your strategy makes sense,

I don't use any scripts or plugins. I gave up on those after DAZ abandoned various software titles such as Carrara, in addition to some plugins whose names I forgot.

My situation is likely different from yours. I'm on a limited, fixed income. I received my current "DAZ computer" as a gift from my Dad about 6 years ago, It cost about $1,000 at the time.

The computer has a nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6gb GPU. It handles most of my simple work.

I can't count on Dad's generosity. He's now living in a nursing home, facing increased expenses.

Any decision I make depends on where I can get the financial means. That's why it helps to stay informed!

WendyLuvsCatz said:

I hope I am not spamming the thread with my Ai animated renders (there is a slideshow of just the 3D renders used at the end)

it's just so much faster (about 10 hours this one) than waiting a week to render each frame in Carrara 

very impressive, good job indeed 

WendyLuvsCatz said:

...

I hope I am not spamming the thread with my Ai animated renders (there is a slideshow of just the 3D renders used at the end)

it's just so much faster (about 10 hours this one) than waiting a week to render each frame in Carrara 

Seems like it fits to me.  

I hope I am not spamming the thread with my Ai animated renders (there is a slideshow of just the 3D renders used at the end)

it's just so much faster (about 10 hours this one) than waiting a week to render each frame in Carrara 

The Gathering

Spotted at the watering hole at West Parkridge, a gathering of nogooders to look for the freebie links that are hidden deep in the bowels of a wacky thread... 

The search continues but time is running out.. tik tok tik tok

Freebies -- Carrara
Morphing Pumpkin Head
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8405456/#Comment_8405456
Chad Kilroy
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 47 - Daz 3D Forums
Rain Storms
Carrara Rain Storm - Free to Carrara Users - beta released (updated) - Page 3 - Daz 3D Forums

Paid - The Gastro Pub by KA

Thank you for all the links!
You are the GOAT of modelling in Carrara. 

Diomede said:

Traveling may have been a little misleading.  Going to take care of aging parent for a while.  I will have my old laptop though, and that has Carrara.  Might try to enter the freebie challenge Stezza pointed to.

Traveling may have been a little misleading.  Going to take care of aging parent for a while.  I will have my old laptop though, and that has Carrara.  Might try to enter the freebie challenge Stezza pointed to.

Diomede said:

Love that, Wendy!  Inspires me to revisit some legacy Carrara wonders.  Will be traveling for a week so will have to wait.  

travelling sounds fun though, a walk to the shops is all I can manage  

might get adventurous and catch a train the bigger shops next week

Love that, Wendy!  Inspires me to revisit some legacy Carrara wonders.  Will be traveling for a week so will have to wait.  

Freebie Challenge October 2025 - THE MONSTER MASH!

let's have Carrara entry(ies)

get to it Carrarians 

Roadside gutter along with scooter, seat and a balloon
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 7 - Daz 3D Forums

an alien with Carrara hair
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 8 - Daz 3D Forums

a hat for winter
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 9 - Daz 3D Forums

an arc reactor
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 13 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky Rudolph
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 16 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Santa Bag Morphing
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 16 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Stanley Cup
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 18 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Fishing Paddleboard
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 18 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Flathead Fish
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 19 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Mankini for Genesis
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 21 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Talking Tomcat
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 21 - Daz 3D Forums

Toon alien snake by Diomede
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 23 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Pluto
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 24 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Tic Tac Toe
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 27 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky morphing blisterpack
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 28 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky mystery magic box
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 30 - Daz 3D Forums

a Wacky New York Facade
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 31 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Morphing Cube!
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 33 - Daz 3D Forums

the Wacky Sandwich Sign with morfs
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 35 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Olaf
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 37 - Daz 3D Forums

a Snowman by Bunyip02
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 37 - Daz 3D Forums

a scifi crate by Bunyip02
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 37 - Daz 3D Forums

a raygun by Bunyip02
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 38 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky hockey putter stick
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 38 - Daz 3D Forums

toon rocket by Bunyip02
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 39 - Daz 3D Forums

a wacky boned chain
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 41 - Daz 3D Forums

a wacky old fasioned wringer
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 42 - Daz 3D Forums

the wacky 'Diomede Bug'
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 43 - Daz 3D Forums

a cubed wacky Grandfather clock
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 45 - Daz 3D Forums

a wacky morphing tissue box
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 45 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky French Candles
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 46 - Daz 3D Forums

a wacky martian flying saucer
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 47 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Chad Kilroy
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 47 - Daz 3D Forums

a wacky zebra plushie
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 49 - Daz 3D Forums

the most fantastic crime fighter the world has ever known!
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 49 - Daz 3D Forums

Freebie Bookshelves and Easy to Customize Book Model by Diomede
No one asked me - Diomede screenshots on whatever - Warning AI Discussion OK - Page 50 - Daz 3D Forums

the morphing Joffra pillow
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 53 - Daz 3D Forums

the Cat Excersise Wheel
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 55 - Daz 3D Forums

the Cat Excersise Wheel Pro
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 56 - Daz 3D Forums

 a wacky morphing heart beat line thingy
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 56 - Daz 3D Forums

Grumpy Pigeon Membership Card
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 58 - Daz 3D Forums

you need the Wacky Truckit Bucket!
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 59 - Daz 3D Forums

a Wacky Bad Gateway
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 61 - Daz 3D Forums

wacky rubber chicken
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 63 - Daz 3D Forums

Wacky Bad Gateway II & wraiths
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 63 - Daz 3D Forums

Morphing Fart3d Yoga Guy
more....Wacky Modelling ~ In Carrara ~ - Page 65 - Daz 3D Forums