Carrara 8 – Basic Users Guide DAZ 3D Carrara 8 Basic Users Guide Beta 0.2 June 17, 2010 Copyright DAZ 3D, 2010 Page 1 Carrara 8 – Basic Users Guide DAZ 3D Carrara 8 Basics Guide Table of Contents Basic Users Guide....................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Beta 0.2..................................................................................................................................................................................................1 Carrara 8....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Basics Guide................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Welcome to Carrara 8.................................................................................................................................................................. 8 What's New in This Version ................................................................................................................................ 9 Carrara 8 Improvements................................................................................................................................ 9 Speed Optimizations..............................................................................................................................................................................9 Lighting...................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Modeling.................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Rendering...............................................................................................................................................................................................9 COLLADA and FBX.............................................................................................................................................................................10 User Interface......................................................................................................................................................................................10 Carrara 7 improvements............................................................................................................................... 10 UV's......................................................................................................................................................................................................10 3D Painting..........................................................................................................................................................................................10 COLLADA............................................................................................................................................................................................10 Animation.............................................................................................................................................................................................10 OpenGL................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Rendering.............................................................................................................................................................................................11 DAZ Studio Integration.........................................................................................................................................................................11 Carrara Improvements.................................................................................................................................. 11 General ................................................................................................................................................................................................11 Animation ............................................................................................................................................................................................11 Content Support ..................................................................................................................................................................................12 Nature Modeling ..................................................................................................................................................................................12 Vertex Modeling ..................................................................................................................................................................................12 Shading and Lighting ..........................................................................................................................................................................13 Rendering ...........................................................................................................................................................................................13 Import/Export ......................................................................................................................................................................................13 Installation Instructions............................................................................................................................................................14 Macintosh Installation ....................................................................................................................................... 14 System Requirements.................................................................................................................................. 14 Installation Instructions................................................................................................................................. 14 Windows Installation ......................................................................................................................................... 14 System Requirements.................................................................................................................................. 14 Installation Instructions................................................................................................................................. 15 About Your Documentation ......................................................................................................................................................16 Conventions ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 Version Content ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Technical Support ............................................................................................................................................. 16 Web Support ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Phone Support ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Creative Support ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Using Tool Tips ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Carrara Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Creating Scenes ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Using the Scene Wizard .............................................................................................................................. 18 Using the Landscape Wizard ...................................................................................................................... 19 Creating an Empty Scene ........................................................................................................................... 20 Opening an Existing File ............................................................................................................................. 20 Carrara’s Rooms ....................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Assemble Room .........................................................................................................................................