I only use it when forced to for things like Shrinkwrapping and as an intermediatry  importing certain models prior to Carrara

I do however use it daily as my video editor

does 8K or more mp4 videos and loads exr etc no other free options for that 

Yep, some things in Blender are just more wacky then Carrara, probably why Carrara is still my number one program !!!

I actually had two serious tries at learning Blender before I finally clicked with it on my third attempt. Still using 4.2 and 4.3 on the desktop and 2.93 on the laptop.

Blender has some great updated features, no doubt.  And its TexTools add-on for UVMapping is far more predictable and has more options than Carrara's UV mapping.  But, but, BUT...., this sort of crap drives me nuts.  I just downloaded the most recent Blender, version 4.4.3.  And so i forgot some basic starting things.  Get this...

- In edit mode (like modeling objects), by default, Blender's 'Undo' function does not keep action history globally, so if you move a face/plane and hit 'Undo,' it might not remember that you moved the face/plane and will instead 'Undo' an action you took earlier.  Oh, sure, it is an 'easy fix,' right?  One can change the default setting, right?  OK, sure.  But who the (explitive deleted) is running that asylum, and what else have they set up with insane defaults? -

This is a simple illustration of why I end up returning to Carrara for many simple 3D tasks.

https://www.daz3d.com/vidal-braids-for-genesis-2-female-s

Vidal braids locks Carrara up fitting to Genesis 2 female

doesn't even go into not responding, just becomes unclickable with weird mouse pointer variations

UPDATE

10 hours later it works, not sure how well will reload

the size of the save after running Alberto's Morph Eraser on everything including that hair says a lot

COMIXIANT said:

Dartanbeck said:

Sorry. I'm very busy. Didn't even think I'd have time to try it but couldn't help myself. Why don't you try it ?!!! :)

Do you have Pose Architect? Idle animations can be really fun and easy using those!

I didn't mean for you to do another video, I just meant it's unfortunate it wasn't part of the video you already did.  Haven't bought it yet (due to the issue you mentioned in the video), but if it gets an update I'll defnitely buy it.
I do have the full paid version of AniMate, and yes, I do have Pose Architect too and I know where you're going with that.  The AniBlocks wouldn't work with Genesis 9 last time I tried, although granted, I suppose it could be fixed by now.
 

Pose Architect really blew my mind! So I ended up getting the whole ball of wax - it's so fun. The fact that they're actually animated dials is really powerful for folks who like to put things in motion.

More on that, I was nervous that that might be very similar to the custom dials that I'm always urging folks to create. As soon as I tried them, that fear was completely lifted. Pose Architect dials are more advanced than anything I'm talking about, and work in a somewhat different approach - so it all works together very well.

Since switching from Carrara to Daz Studio for my animation/Character Creation work, I've become more and more a fan of 3DU's tools! This Walk Designer is definitely no exception!

Which issue are you talking about needing an update?

therixx said:

Moreover, with RuudL's rebuild version installed, I do not need to remove Fenric's one. They may co-exist, Carrara does not complain (for the moment, at least)

That was not my intention. There can only be one active as they both have the same IDs (FamilyID, ClassID, GUIDs and CommandIDs). Which one will be active depends on the order in which the plugins are initialized during Carrara's launch phase. If the rebuild version is initilialized after the original one than the rebuild will supersede the original in memory.

In my development setup I can control the initialization order by placing the plugin in a specific named folder which contents will be processed last. On Windows the foldername have to start with a '0' (zero). On Mac with a 'z'.

How can you tell which version is active? Well, you can make a small change in the <plugin>.txt file with a plain text editor (like Notepad++) just to make a menu-option appear in a different submenu and/or give it a different menu-title.

As an example I changed the submenu string into "Fenric-rebuild' of the scenecommand 'Add ERC Modifier'. It will now appear in Edit>Fenric-rebuild submenu whenever the rebuild version is active.

Thank you RuudL, your version seems to work. I never used ERC, but my Carrara does not crash anymore with your ERC rebuild.
Still, my configuration may be strange: days ago I saw this Humble Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/learn-to-program-2025-pearson-books
even for 1 $ you get interesting things, so for the C++ book I installed Visual Studio 2015 and...
I thought this was the reason why, for some days, my Carrara worked properly with Fenric's original ERC.
I was going to tell you about this, but I noticed that now, after several proper launches and days, Carrara crashes again.
So  I installed RuudL version and Carrara starts properly.
Moreover, with RuudL's rebuild version installed, I do not need to remove Fenric's one. They may co-exist, Carrara does not complain (for the moment, at least)

 

Houstan - we no longer have a problem !!! Working fine so far, using Win64-rebuild version.

 

Great to hear that Carrara is working fine again. Even with the Win64-rebuild version of ERCModifier.

I'm curious whether others are having the same experience. Do they?

Here are two separate examples of using the same low res Carrara scene and multipass renders (depth pass and coverage pass) to create a power plant on an scifi alien planet.  I didn't directly use the main render (beauty pass) in this example.  I used SD1.5, interface was ComfyUI, with Controlnet preprocessing the depth or 'scribble' 3D.  The good folks at Digital Art Live (a Daz3D vendor of tutorials) have been exploring ComfyUI and I am picking up some interesting ideas.

WIndows 11 has been out for 4 years now, so I am not sure I would describe it as a new OS. I have been using 11 for most of those 4 years, and it has worked fine with all the DS versions released during that time. I have run Hexagon and Carrara as well on 11, but very rarely, and they seemed fine to me, but I only used a fraction of what those softwares are capable of.

Since the support to Windows 10 will end soon I have to step to Windows 11, I was wondering if anyone here already tried DAZ Studio, Carrara, Hexagon and all other DAZ3D stuffunder the new OS.

Someone could share their experience?

SUMMER AND PIRACY

Avast ye mateys! It's time to drop your linens and pick up yer patches. I've heard tale that there are some truly salty seadogs in these waters, but i'd wager not one of you has had to fashion a makeshift lifeboat from a pair of stolen bloomers and an angry deckhand. But wait... I hear the cries of Seamen, far and wide, ready to prove this old dog wrong. I hear the beating drum of a thousand fellow hearties, ready to cast the sails, and plunder booty. Well, if you scallywags truly have your sealegs beneath ye, show me proof of yer voyages! I want to see treasures, sails, the high seas and for you scurvy landlubbers to finally leave the crows nest.

The winners will be showered with treasures. Losers walk the plank.

Bounties:

1st place: 15 Doubloons

2nd place: 10 Doubloons

3rd Place: 5 Doubloons

Rules:

1. Minimum of 3 freebies. No stolen goods lest ye dance the hempen jig.

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, but you must provide the base image like above.

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

7. All booty pictures are subject to Daz TOS.

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

Note: If you win any bounties, please send me your email address, even if you've sent it before. Also, allow plenty of time for me to pay you. I'm a slovenly procrastinator who can't change his stripes, but I will get to you eventually I promise.

Anyway! All hands abaft, it's time to fly the sails and say a fond farewell to port for the next 30 days. We set sail for adventure, treasures and the open ocean me hearties! Onwards!

ENTRIES THREAD

Steve K said:

Headwax said:

here's a couple more all carrara generated  initially, the Jester on the left is the one in the above  model,  the Dettol bottle turned out real good...

I hope you don't place these near your bed, a little spooky.  They would make me wufin nuxi ... 

ha ha I sleep in a very small cupboard surrounded by zillion watt defensive laser beams and an attack chichuanna 

Headwax said:

here's a couple more all carrara generated  initially, the Jester on the left is the one in the above  model,  the Dettol bottle turned out real good...

I hope you don't place these near your bed, a little spooky.  They would make me wufin nuxi ... 

3deedlin said:

Nice. Rendered in Carrara?yes rendert in Carrara. 

yes rendert in Carrara

Stezza said:

Bunyip02 said:

Nice work - you have got this one Stitched up !!!

thanks, gotta see the doctor this arvo for my in grown toe nail.... maybe more stitches!  

good luck, make sure you explain you are held in great esteeem on the carrara forum

@3deedlin thanks, this is the render, the model turned out satifactorily but I need to practice my photography - or find my proper camera

@Stezza . thanks, ha ha the cow was supposed to be a bull, :) he is a working anatomical figure I think, compelete with bull pats 

here's a couple more all carrara generated  initially, the Jester on the left is the one in the above  model,  the Dettol bottle turned out real good...

Headwax said:

spikey cucumbers! this thread will get locked :)

 

Here's a render of a three d object I printed out today, I asked in daz studio forum how to backe a displacement map onto an obj exported - like you can in carrara

unfortunately it doesnt seem you can

but Wendy put me onto a blender tut thanks Wendy !

even managed to get it back into carrara for a render 

the wiggly bits on the edges arent aa loss but displacement  - the three d print turned out okay 

 

the anhk in the bull is a boolean done in 3d builder 

 

 

 

that is one creepy cow!

no wonder I changed from dairy milk to almond milk!

awesome jesters  

Headwax said:

spikey cucumbers! this thread will get locked :)

 

Here's a render of a three d object I printed out today, I asked in daz studio forum how to backe a displacement map onto an obj exported - like you can in carrara

unfortunately it doesnt seem you can

but Wendy put me onto a blender tut thanks Wendy !

even managed to get it back into carrara for a render 

the wiggly bits on the edges arent aa loss but displacement  - the three d print turned out okay 

 

the anhk in the bull is a boolean done in 3d builder 

 

 

This came out pretty well.

Nice. Rendered in Carrara?