reference screenshots, etc etc etc

MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
edited July 2021 in Carrara Discussion

Adding Folders to Tray

i forget what goes where, so i made a ref

objects

shaders

Misc

 

To copy carrara browser tray to another pc, copy over the preferences.txt file

this the path to preference files

C:\Users\your windows10 user name\AppData\Roaming\DAZ 3D\Carrara 8.5

preferences.txt

sometime removing folder in the tray and re adding doesn't fix stuff, seen that sometimes a remnant remains in this rtext file
in that case go to the preferences.text and manually delete 4 lines related to the folder
sometimes a remnant is only 2 lines.
do a find for dazb  to zoom to any content folder remnant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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tab tray -objects.JPG
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tab tray -shaders.JPG
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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    other things i brain fart on

    HDRI goes under background

     

    light gels go under the light, effects, gel, map

     

    Sunbeams are under, realistic, sky, in the fog tab (2nd button)

     

    Rainbows are under sky  (not realistic sky)

     

    Camera depth of field previewer is under camers,effects

     

    Camera, minimum safe distance, like when red matter is dumped in a planet core,
    is under camera, general, distance to near plane, has a minimum of .01

     

     

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    stuck in the hair decision making process, , which way to go?

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  • ProPoseProPose Posts: 527

    Bookmarkedyes

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    Reference of Modifiers  - the alpha channel tic box
    is the 2nd tab

     

    the Modifiers List -vertex

           

     

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited July 2021

    Soft body  settings

      

     

    Scene Gravity

     

     

     

     

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  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,566
    Mystarra said:

    stuck in the hair decision making process, , which way to go?

    Here is a playlist I made of the wonderful tutorials by JonStark on getting comfy with Carrara's dynamic hair. Wonderful advice!

    Jon Stark's Carrara Dynamic Hair Course

  • mindsongmindsong Posts: 1,701
    edited November 2019
    ProPose said:

    Bookmarkedyes

    yes yes

    Mystarra said:

    stuck in the hair decision making process, , which way to go?

    Here is a playlist I made of the wonderful tutorials by JonStark on getting comfy with Carrara's dynamic hair. Wonderful advice!

    Jon Stark's Carrara Dynamic Hair Course

    yes yes

    Thanks Mystarra! (and other contributors...) this stuff is priceless when needed!

    --ms

    Post edited by mindsong on
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    web dings and wing dings reference for text primitve

    the last 2 lines is split at N

    wingdings, wingdings2,wingdings3, webdings

    webding wingding.png
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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    Particle Emiiter presets

    Particle Emitter, Obj, Shader Domain

     

    particle presets.JPG
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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    id you has the patience, follow along to where i gets stuck  dohh  lol

    preview shader options

    Color Picker Options

    Top Shader options Hair shader options

    Top Shader - Lighting model

    top shader  projection mapping  (overrides the uv map)

    Complex shaders

    global shader, Terrain options

    The terrain shader presets

     

    These tools I've ignored, cuz i don't know how to use em,  it draws on the preview ball

    Oval layer

    Polygon Layer,  rectangle layer
       

     

    I see here a layers dropdown for shader and opacity. ???

    but then what ???

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    Bones Influence.

    rigging attempt  smiley

    so i was rigging the webding sickle moon and star.

    I anted bone 2 to move the star only.  but the points on the moon sickle were moving too

    used the bones influence tab, selected the pollies on the sickle, moved the bones influence sliders to make it 100% effected by bone 1.

     

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited November 2019

    Convert Text Primitive to Vertex

    On the edit menu

    quick uv map

    set all the text shader domains to 1

    select all the pollies first, then clickity add and rename as desired
    clickety del til all the xtra domains gone, 

     

     

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    Post edited by Mistara on
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    DS screenshot,  Converting rigging

    Edit, Figure, Rigging, Concverrt ...

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    Reference for new to Carrara - THE Production Frame

    thinking back to when i was new to Carrara, the first thing i got stuck on was the Production frame.

    Carrrara doesn't necessarily render the preview window.
    It renders what is Framed.

    Toggles production frame visibility

    To adjust the borders size of the frame

     

    If the production frame isn't letting you adjust the ratio,
    the Keep Proportions prolly needs to be toggled in render settings, output

     

     

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    Plain old Color+Gradient

    can hardly believe it
    the journy to find color gradient has reached the stattion, lol

    the shader dropdown has an option for 'gradient'  duhhh omg, going to sleep tonight with a smile  lol

     

     

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 2019

    Gels SHadows+effects  shadow+gels  shadow+maps

    Carrara native light gels

    Barn Doors

     

    gradient shadow

     

    shadow map

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