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crazy wabbit · 3rd July 2007, 03:49

Hi, has anyone read all 654 pages of carrara manual?

Grendel · 3rd July 2007, 04:12

Back at v.3, at v.4 I just skimmed over the new stuff and v.5 I have'nt bothered unless I get stumped on things I don't usually use like landscape/ tree stuff.

bwtr · 3rd July 2007, 04:25

I have had the 3, 4 and 5 printed manuals and think I can honestly say I have read them all.

BUT--remembering is another story! I dont know how people can live without printed manuals. When I have a problem, maybe watching TV , and an idea/solution thought arises I just look up the book and put a sticky to the page for when I go back to the computer.

crazy wabbit · 3rd July 2007, 04:31

I thought about getting the book too, it is much better than having read off the screen. Mind you there are lot of pages in there to be printed by myself.

bwtr · 3rd July 2007, 05:32

The printed C5 manual was/is? at a VERY good price at Daz.

GKDantas · 4th July 2007, 04:56

Yes the manual is good... but I prefer the Mike de La Flor book "Carrara 5 Pro handbook" that use examples to show how to use many tools... you ill end the book with many things done... the manualis only the manual.
Well I have the two books...

LoneGunman · 4th July 2007, 05:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by behzad

Hi, has anyone read all 654 pages of carrara manual?

Once I read few pages, that's about it

crazy wabbit · 4th July 2007, 05:25

I have that book too, he skims over the lot of things, lighting is not there and few other stuff. he does however go through modeling with hex and carrara.

bwtr · 4th July 2007, 06:21

LG. Lightwave comes with 3 printed manuals!!!!

How are you going with your LW investigations without them?

smileeanimation · 4th July 2007, 06:24

I have 1, 3, and 5 manuals in my collection.

I read quite a lot of the Carrara 1 manual. It was my first 3D package, and I didn't know really how to do anything. I also readup on the new features in the manual in 3. Haven't really read much of the C5 manual, just read a bit recently on the shading domains in Vertex objects because I forgot

.

-Austin

LoneGunman · 4th July 2007, 06:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwtr

LG. Lightwave comes with 3 printed manuals!!!!

How are you going with your LW investigations without them?

Did not download trial yet, it was interrupted (apparently they took demo off and they are gonna have a new updated demo soon)...

When I download it I'm gonna do the same way I did with Bryce, Silo, Carrara and Vue, lots of intuition, trial and error, online tutorials and that kind of stuff (will have manuals sitting on the shelf, just in case, when I buy it)

smileeanimation · 4th July 2007, 06:35

Also,

Took my picture with my C1 Manual, cause im that cool

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2729/1002001gx3.jpg

-Austin

rcoble · 17th July 2007, 04:09

You should try the Maya manuals!!!
it stacks up from the floor to my knee!!

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crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,381	654 pages Hi, has anyone read all 654 pages of carrara manual?

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GKDantas Cube Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brazil Posts: 69	Yes the manual is good... but I prefer the Mike de La Flor book "Carrara 5 Pro handbook" that use examples to show how to use many tools... you ill end the book with many things done... the manualis only the manual. Well I have the two books... __________________ Carrara rules!!

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3rd July 2007, 04:12	#2 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,262	Back at v.3, at v.4 I just skimmed over the new stuff and v.5 I have'nt bothered unless I get stumped on things I don't usually use like landscape/ tree stuff.

3rd July 2007, 04:25	#3 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,094	I have had the 3, 4 and 5 printed manuals and think I can honestly say I have read them all. BUT--remembering is another story! I dont know how people can live without printed manuals. When I have a problem, maybe watching TV , and an idea/solution thought arises I just look up the book and put a sticky to the page for when I go back to the computer.

3rd July 2007, 04:31	#4 (permalink)
crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,381	I thought about getting the book too, it is much better than having read off the screen. Mind you there are lot of pages in there to be printed by myself.

3rd July 2007, 05:32	#5 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,094	The printed C5 manual was/is? at a VERY good price at Daz.

4th July 2007, 05:25	#8 (permalink)
crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,381	I have that book too, he skims over the lot of things, lighting is not there and few other stuff. he does however go through modeling with hex and carrara.

4th July 2007, 06:21	#9 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,094	LG. Lightwave comes with 3 printed manuals!!!! How are you going with your LW investigations without them?

4th July 2007, 06:24	#10 (permalink)
smileeanimation Boolean Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 94	I have 1, 3, and 5 manuals in my collection. I read quite a lot of the Carrara 1 manual. It was my first 3D package, and I didn't know really how to do anything. I also readup on the new features in the manual in 3. Haven't really read much of the C5 manual, just read a bit recently on the shading domains in Vertex objects because I forgot . -Austin

4th July 2007, 06:35	#12 (permalink)
smileeanimation Boolean Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 94	Also, Took my picture with my C1 Manual, cause im that cool http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2729/1002001gx3.jpg -Austin

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rcoble Vertex Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12	You should try the Maya manuals!!! it stacks up from the floor to my knee!!