GPU Rendering using MachStudio Pro 2.0 in Carrara - Tips and tricks to get this free pro tool up and

3drendero

In the Freepozitory, Casual reminded us about MachStudio Pro 2.0 that was released for free over a year ago.
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/13757/

MSP is a professional GPU renderer that has been used for movies and TV shows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoBgyPn71Tg

While the web site is down, the main program (500MB) can be found at
https://s3.amazonaws.com/MachStudioPro/MachStudioInstall.exe
or
http://download.cnet.com/MachStudio-Pro/3000-6677_4-75498419.html?tag=mncol;1

Manual is at:
http://web-beta.archive.org/web/20111017005218/http://www.studiogpu.com/download/machstudio-pro-user-guide.php

All files are still available on
http://web-beta.archive.org/web/20110807041006/http://www.studiogpu.com/download/index
Like the main program, tutorials, assets and so on.
Only the eseminars are missing, but the 1GB of tutorials should be enough…

I have so far managed to export a complete V4 model from Carrara to MSP via FBX format, that MSP can open directly, without any plugins. Screenshots to follow...
There seems to be problems with multiple objects, loosing the transformation data.
For example the preset Indoor/desk, most parts are in the wrong position, not sure how to join all meshes and still keep the textures.

The other path is the Blender plugin, going from Carrara via OBJ to Blender to MSP, as described here:
https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts2/machstudiopro