Carrara 8 Basic Users Guide - Documentation Center - Daz 3D

Carrara 8 – Basic Users Guide
CREATING AN EMPTY SCENE
When you create an empty scene in Carrara, the document window opens in the Assemble room, using your default work ­
space setup. Your scene contains only one default light and a default camera.
To create an empty scene:
1. Choose File > New. The New Document dialog appears.
2. Select the size of the scene you want to create: Small (30 in), Medium (30 ft) or Large (3000 ft).
3. Select Empty Scene.
OPENING AN EXISTING FILE
NOTE! The default measurement unit in Carrara is feet. If you want to work in inches,
type “in” after you enter a numerical value of measurement.
You can open any file you created in Carrara, and can also open files saved in many other common 3D formats.
To open an existing file:
1. Choose File > Open.
2. The Open dialog will appear.
3. Locate the file and click Open.
Additional supported file types can be opened into the current scene file by choosing File > Open. To open other file types as a
new document, refer to "Importing 3D Objects."
Carrara’s Rooms
Carrara provides five different rooms for working on your scene. Each room in Carrara allows you to focus on designing a particular
part of your scene. You don't need to use multiple software applications to create professional quality images or animations.
Carrara allows you to seamlessly switch rooms as you work so that you have easy access to the tools you need while
you create your scene.
You can easily switch rooms from Assemble to Storyboard, Texture, Render, or one of the modelers, by clicking the Room buttons
in the upper-right portion of your screen. As you change rooms, you are still working on the same document. The room
button for the current room is highlighted, and the name of the room displays next to the buttons. Use the Room buttons to
switch between Carrara’s rooms.
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