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Newbie Carrara interface help

GaryPGaryP Posts: 5
edited September 2015 in Carrara Discussion

Hey all,

I've been lurking around and finally bought Carrara 8.5 Pro to start trying my hand at some custom 3D stuff.  I've been enjoying DS, but want to make my own custom stuff.

But, I've run into a snag just getting started.

I'm running OSX 10.10.5 Yosemite just FYI.

I've installed Carrara using DIM.  I checked the application path in the DIM Settings section to make sure that Carrera's path was listed.  It was.  I then installed the Carrara native content.

What happens is when I launch Carrara, the only menu options under File are shown like this:

Carrera Menu

I can't find any way to select Open, New, or any other options.

I double checked and verified that C-Pro is registered just in case that could be an issue.  It's showing registered.

I also uninstalled and reinstalled everything again to see if that was the issue.  No change.

I'm feeling pretty humble right now.  I've been in IT related fields for over 30yrs (everything from cabling to network engineering) and I can't even get an application to run.  Heh...   :(

Any ideas on what to try would be very much appreciated.  I'm sure it's something I've done or am not doing.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

 

Edited for spelling...

Post edited by GaryP on

Comments

  • IKtorIKtor Posts: 44

    By image atached seems to me that is Carrara Node, not Carrara Pro 8.5 this one.You must give another look.

    theres is 2 files to install Carrara Node and Carrara Pro 8.5

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  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    Yes, it sounds as if you've installed the Render Node. The Render Node gets installed on a different computer than the one where the main Carrara application is installed, otherwise, depending on the order of installation and location, the node could overwrite the Carrara application.
  • GaryPGaryP Posts: 5

    You both are exactly right.  I did install render node after installing Pro.  I just uninstalled all Carrara items and reinstalled them without render node.  Problem solved.

    Thank you very much.  I figured it was something I did wrong.

  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050

    Glad you got it working!

    If you do have another computer, the Render Node is extremely useful. Be aware though, that if you have plugins or custom leaves, then they also need to be installed on the node machine. Normal content, shaders, etc. do not need to be installed on the node machine, as that info will be sent by the host computer at render time.

  • GaryPGaryP Posts: 5

    I'll have to try that out.  I have another computer I can use for that.  Thanks for the info.  You've been very helpful.

  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited September 2015

    Glad to help!

    You can only use Network Rendering when rendering when the Network Render option is set in the Render Room and from scenes loaded in the Batch Queue. If you need help setting that up, just ask.

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