SKYLAB CHAT

[skylab]

I'll give it a test run tomorrow probably. I'll allow some time for others to report on the performance, to see how it goes. Right now I'm running the original version of Poser 11 with no updates, in order to avoid the library issues.

 

[Miss B]

Supposedly those have been fixed, or at least some of them. My biggest complaint was not seeing any thumbnails for a while after the Library settled into place. I'm used to seeing everything instantly in Poser9, so was surprised when it took a while to see them in PP11. I'll be glad to see that fixed.

 

[skylab]

Yeah, had the same problem, plus the library had gotten so "jumpy"...click on what you think you were aiming for, and stuff would jump all over the place, either to the wrong folder, or stall and crash out. It was taking too much time to deal with it. Finally decided to just reinstall the original Poser 11 since at least the library was accessible then.

 

[skylab]

Some more link collections salvaged from the original SKYLAB CHAT...for Carrara users.



STUFF FOR CARRARA


String of Christmas Lights for Carrara

Christmas Scene and Props

Free Fantasy Terrain with Trees

Rigged Velvet Rope

Rigged Garden Hose

Carrara Particle Smoke

Looping Animated Gel

Carrara Procedural Water Shader

Campfire

Carrara Shaders

Volumetric Light

Carrara Water Bullet

Free Carrara Tutorials - page 1

Free Carrara Tutorials -page 2

Free Carrara Tutorials - page 3

Free Carrara Tutorials -page 4

DAZ Puppy Hair for Carrara

Long Dynamic Hair for Carrara

Short Dynamic Hair for Carrara

Fur Rug

Spot Render for Carrara

Concert Snare Drum for Carrara

Drum Kit for Carrara

Holiday Wreath

Holiday Horn

Handtruck

Telescope for Carrara

Elevator Lobby Scene

Carrara Smoke Using Fire

Carrara Waterfall Using Fire

Marble Shader

Water Shaders

Skin Shaders

Watered Silk Procedural Shaders

Carrara Satin

Carrara Planet Explosion

Soda Bottle

Luke Lightsaber

18 Real World Light Color Presets

Octo IK Chain in Carrara

Vortex Scene

Particles for Vortex Scene

Vortex Particles Frames

Carrara Documentation PDF's




CARRARA YOUTUBE TUTORIALS


WHAT IS CARRARA - INTRO

CARRARA 8.5 PRO - FIRST LOOK

CARRARA 8.5 PRO - FIRST LOOK PART 2

BEGINNERS CARRARA 8 TUTORIAL - SCREEN LAYOUT

BEGINNERS CARRARA 8 TUTORIAL - WINDOW VIEWS AND LAYOUTS

CARRARA ROOMS TUTORIALS - THE BEGINNING

MOVING AROUND IN 3D SPACE

MOVING, SCALING AND ROTATING 3D OBJECTS

LOADING OBJECTS IN CARRARA

LOADING A PRIMITIVE IN CARRARA

CARRARA VERTEX MODELING TUTORIAL - PART 1

CARRARA VERTEX MODELING TUTORIAL - PART 2

BEVELS

DUPLICATING AND GROUPING OBJECTS

PRECISION ALIGNMENT IN CARRARA

MODEL A FIGURINE IN 10 MINUTES

MODEL A FACADE

MODELING A CHAIN

MODELING A MAILBOX

MODELING PIPES

FENCE TUTORIAL - PART 1

FENCE TUTORIAL - PART 2

FENCE TUTORIAL - PART 3

MODELING A ROPE

VINE TUTORIAL

MODELING MP3 PLAYER - PART 1

MODELING MP3 PLAYER - PART 2

METABALLS

MODEL A CITYSCAPE - PART 1

MODEL A CITYSCAPE - PART 2

MODEL A CITYSCAPE - PART 3

MODEL A CITYSCAPE - PART 4

CARRARA 8 PRO TUTORIAL - FILLED WINE BOTTLE AND SCENE - PART 1

CARRARA 8 PRO TUTORIAL - FILLED WINE BOTTLE AND SCENE - PART 2

CREATING POLYGONAL GRASS SEGMENTS - PART 1

CREATING POLYGONAL GRASS SEGMENTS - PART 1

ADDING A RUNTIME FOLDER TO CARRARA BROWSER

IMPORTING POSER RUNTIME

LOADING A PRESET SCENE

WORKING WITH POSER CONTENT - PART 1

WORKING WITH POSER CONTENT - PART 1

CARRARA MAGNET PROCESS

MAKING MORPH TARGETS

CARRARA RIGGING MADE EASY - PART 1

CARRARA RIGGING MADE EASY - PART 2A

CARRARA RIGGING MADE EASY - PART 2B

INTRO TO BONES

BONES INFLUENCE

SNAIL RIG

CARRARA TRAINING LESSON 1

CARRARA TRAINING LESSON 2

CARRARA GUIDE HAIR STYLING

MAKING A SKULLCAP IN POSER FOR CARRARA

SHADER HAIR STYLING

CARRARA HAIR RAZOR STUBBLE

LONG DRAPE HAIR 1

LONG DRAPE HAIR 2

GETTING BUMP MAPS TO DISPLAY ON YOUR FIGURES

DISPLACEMENT MAPPING

NORMAL MAP IN CARRARA 8

CARRARA MULTI-CHANNEL MIXER

TEXTURES AND SHADING IN CARRARA

CARRARA WALKTHROUGH SHADERS

NATURAL SHADERS

SIMPLE CARRARA LIGHTING - PART 1

SIMPLE CARRARA LIGHTING - PART 2

SIMPLE CARRARA LIGHTING - PART 3

COMPLEX LIGHTING

AMBIENT OCCLUSION IN CARRARA 7

INDIRECT LIGHTING IN CARRARA - PART 1

INDIRECT LIGHTING IN CARRARA - PART 2

FAKE GLOBAL ILLUMINATION - PART 1

FAKE GLOBAL ILLUMINATION - PART 2

FAKING HDRI LIGHTING - PART 1

FAKING HDRI LIGHTING - PART 2

FAKING HDRI LIGHTING - PART 3 - BROOKLYN BRIDGE

CREATING REALISTIC SKY AND SUN LIGHTING WITH LIGHT DOMES - PART 1

CREATING REALISTIC SKY AND SUN LIGHTING WITH LIGHT DOMES - PART 2

CREATING REALISTIC SKY AND SUN LIGHTING WITH LIGHT DOMES - PART 3

CARRARA LIGHTING TRICK - NO LIGHT CONES NEEDED - LIGHT RAYS

COMPLEX LIGHTING

GLARE, BLUR, AND 3D AURA

USING AURAS TO ADD COLOR TO YOUR SCENES

ELECTRICITY

RENDERING WITH ALPHA CHANNELS

PAINTING WITH SHADOWS FOR CARRARA

IMPORTING AND FINDING SMART CONTENT IN CARRARA 8.5

SCULPTING WITH FORCES

FORCES TOUR

FORCE CONTROL

CARRARA PARTICLE EMITTER SMOKE TRAIL DEMONSTRATION

PARTICLE CREATION MENU

MAKING YOUR OWN PARTICLES

SEQUENTIAL PARTICLES

SHAPES AS EMITTERS

PARTICLE FIRE

TEXTURED FIRE

FOUNTAIN TRICKS

MAKING STEAM

LET IT SNOW

MAKING A MUZZLE FLASH

HOW TO MAKE A MUSHROOM CLOUD - PART 1

HOW TO MAKE A MUSHROOM CLOUD - PART 2

OBJECT DESTRUCTION 1

OBJECT DESTRUCTION 2

MECHANIZED TUTORIAL

COLLISION DETECTION

DUPLICATING AND GROUPING OBJECTS

PARENTING AND GROUPING OBJECTS

MOVING, SCALING AND ROTATING 3D OBJECTS

OCEAN PRIMITIVE

SHAPING CLOUDS WITH THE PARTICLE EMITTER

CARRARA 8 GODRAYS

NEON USING ANYTHING GLOWS

CREATING LIGHTS FROM TEXTURES USING ANYTHING GLOWS

CREATING SSS EFFECT

COMPOSITING TIPS

PLANT & VEGETATION IMPROVEMENTS

CARRARA TERRAINS

TREES ON TERRAIN

LANDSCAPE WIZARD

SURFACE REPLICATOR

EXPORTING ANIMATED POSES FROM POSER TO CARRARA

VOLUMETRICS AND FX

INTRO TO PHYSICS

BULLET PHYSICS DEMO - LIGHT AS SUBSTANCE

BULLET PHYSICS ENGINE DEMO

SPEEDING UP PHYSICS SIMULATIONS

CARRARA 8 SIMPLE TEXT ANIMATION

INTRO TO NLA ANIMATION FOR CARRARA

NLA ANIMATION - AVOIDING MISTAKES

BOUNCING BALL

ANIMATING A FLAG

CREATING A WING FLAP ANIMATION

CARRARA CAR CRASH TUTORIAL

CONNECTING ROD ANIMATION

CREATING A WALK CYCLE IN CARRARA - PART 1

CREATING A WALK CYCLE IN CARRARA - PART 2

CREATING A WALK CYCLE IN CARRARA - PART 3

COMPLETED WALK CYCLE DEMONSTRATED

CREATING MOTION PATHS

ROTATE CAMERA AROUND HOTPOINT WHILE POINTING AT A CENTER OBJECT

SHARK IN WATER ANIMMATION DEMO 1

SHARK IN WATER ANIMATION DEMO 2

SOFT BODY TUTORIAL

REALISTIC PORTRAIT - PART 1

REALISTIC PORTRAIT - PART 2

CARRARA 8 PUPPETEER

HOW TO USE MIMIC PRO FOR CARRARA - PART 1

HOW TO USE MIMIC PRO FOR CARRARA - PART 2

ANIBLOCK IMPORTER FOR CARRARA BY GOFIGURE

AUTO-FIT IN CARRARA 8.5 FOR V4 TO GENESIS CLOTHING

THOUGHTS ON GENESIS

 

[skylab]

...and a Christmas freebie list.


FREE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS


Christmas Tree, Ornaments and Presents

Holiday Lights

Ornaments OBJ

Christmas Bells

Rigged Gingerbread Man

Rigged Gingerbread Man by Bionic Rooster

Rigged Nutcracker

Frosty Snowman

Candy Cane

Christmas Bell

Rudolph

8 Poses for Rudolph

Christmas Carol Book

Christmas Houses

Christmas Hat

Christmas Stocking

Christmas Moon

Christmas Sleigh

Christmas Mug

Christmas Tree Ornament

Christmas Tree Ornaments

Christmas Tree Skirt

Candy Cane

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Tree Stand

Christmas Penguin

Wrapped Christmas Gift Box

Fir Tree

Mega Christmas Model Pack

Evergreens Backgrounds

Merry Christmas OBJ

Holiday Add-Ons for Photo Mug (below)

Photo Mug (required for Holiday Add-Ons)

Christmas Bell

 

[skylab]

Have a good day everyone

 

[Terre]

Good afternoon.
Busy kitty again.

 

[Miss B]

Afternoon folks. Thanks for the freebie links Sky.

 

[Miss B]

OK, if anyone's looking for the Christmas Bells, there's a problem with the link.

Here's the corrected link --> Christmas Bells

 

[skylab]

Thanks for catching that Miss B That must have been a missed link from the original list...happens during the pasting in of the link in the URL box sometimes.

There are a number of lists like this in the old thread that I'm slowly crossing over to this thread, so that folks can still get the benefit of the information.

 

[Miss B]

You're welcome Sky. I also found the Evergreens Backgrounds link took me to the main Freebies page, not to that freebie. Also, when I tried to do a search for it, I couldn't find it, so it may have been taken down since you did your original list on the old forum.

I did grab the Wrapped Christmas Gift Box, as that can come in handy for any occasion.

 

[skylab]

Just clicked the evergreens, and yeah, that's probably a case of a lost freebie, since the list was done awhile back. It's actually amazing that most of them are still around, considering all the transitions that are taking place. A lot of freebies have been pulled from Rendo, RDNA links don't function, Poserworld links are now incorrect...the only thing that's stable, so far, is ShareCG, CP, and DAZ.

 

[Seliah (Childe of Fyre)]

Yes, there are reasons that I do not link to freebies that I might post to Rendo. My freebies over there are very much in flux. I deleted everything I had on the site a while ago - gallery and freebies both - and nowadays I only have a small few items on there. And I may end up doing the same again, so I never post links to anything I have on Rendo for that reason. I do post my DA, ShareCG, and website links, though, as those don't ever change, and won't go anywhere unless the sites go down.

Rendo is sort of a revolving door, and ever since they killed the search function some years back, their freebie section has been basically useless. You used to be able to search all the way back and pull up the old P4 and Gen2/3 freebies, and you cannot even do that now. And I know many of them are still there. But you can't get to them, of course. LOL

 

[Miss B]

I think, for the most part, the only freebies that are safe on Renderosity are those created by established vendors like SAV, Fabi, OOT and the like. Others who aren't as well known, well they could disappear at any point in time.

 

[Terre]

Good morning. I think my husband's freebies are mostly at Sharecg and this is likely the reason.

 

[skylab]

Good morning everyone

 

[Gadget Girl]

Hi everyone. I've been busy working on my Luna outfit, but I've been meaning to pop back in and comment on @Maja cloth sim tutorial. It's a good intro to the cloth room. There is one thing in it though, that I only recently learned myself is not true. You can save cloth sims! This can be a god send if Poser starts to get finicky about them, especially if you have several in a scene.

So once you've run your sim, go to File -> Export -> WavefrontOBJ. It'll ask you what items you want to save, unselect everything but the dynamic object. On the next screen make sure you have As Morph Target (no world transformations) selected. Name the file and save it. Now in the pose room, select the dynamic object got to Object -> Load Morph Target. It will ask you to find a .obj file, so just find the one you just saved above. Give the morph a name you want to save it under and you're done.

Now you have your simulation 'saved'. This means if something gets corrupted in the dynamic sim file, you still have your simulation, or. . . you can resave the dynamic item to your library, and the morph will become an available morph for any scene you load the version of the prop in.

This is useful for scenes like this (which I'm still building, and this is just a quick render) with lots of cloth sims.

 

[Seliah (Childe of Fyre)]

On the next screen make sure you have As Morph Target (no world transformations) selected. Name the file and save it.

As Morph Target is a Pro-only feature. Will this work if we just save the OBJ itself? As an OBJ?

 

[Gadget Girl]

Oops, forgot about that. Well if you save it out as an OBJ, then import it as an OBJ, you would have a prop that's shape is that simulation, so you would still in effect be saving the sim in a specific pose.

 

[Seliah (Childe of Fyre)]

Okay, cool. So we could just save the simmed "prop" and load the cloth item back into a scene with the posed figure. That works at least! LOL