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Grendel · 17th July 2006, 03:21

Sketchy - There are some really good landscape artists here(Patrick Tuten,Howie Farkes) and Carrara can do some things that higher end packages have trouble with. The fact that you do not see more of it is not indicative that is hidden knowledge. A good way to get used to it is examine the sample landscapes from the browser and then adjsut the terrain shaders to see it's effects. Also in 3dXtract there were several tutorials on terrains and in 3dWorld 80 there is a tutorial on using DEM's from the USGS.

I'm sure if you have trouble in any area concerning Carrara you can find someone here with an answer to help guide you along. In my opinion the Shader system is probably the most complex thing about Carrara. It can be as simple or complex as you need it to be.

17th July 2006, 03:21	#15 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,264	Sketchy - There are some really good landscape artists here(Patrick Tuten,Howie Farkes) and Carrara can do some things that higher end packages have trouble with. The fact that you do not see more of it is not indicative that is hidden knowledge. A good way to get used to it is examine the sample landscapes from the browser and then adjsut the terrain shaders to see it's effects. Also in 3dXtract there were several tutorials on terrains and in 3dWorld 80 there is a tutorial on using DEM's from the USGS. I'm sure if you have trouble in any area concerning Carrara you can find someone here with an answer to help guide you along. In my opinion the Shader system is probably the most complex thing about Carrara. It can be as simple or complex as you need it to be.