I've really been struggling with Carrara 6 and am regretting that I spent the money for the upgrade.  When I put an ocean primative in a scene it seems very small and with an atmosphnere it doesn't stretch to the horizon line because it's not an infinite plane.  How do I use the ocean primative and make a realistic ocean?

use the replicator. just simple.

May I add my question regarding the replicator?
I've got this wonderful ocean file from naniwa (see this thread http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?message_id=3172757&ebot_calc_page#message_3172757) and tried to make it stretch to the horizon with the surface replicator, but somehow I still don't get it right. Just some random patches on the infinite plane which I added as the source object. Even when I raise the number of objects to 1000 it's still not enough. Perhaps I've tried too many things out that I can't think now of the easiest option....
Could someone please help me with the correct settings in the surface replicator in order to get an endless ocean?
Thanks a thousand times!!!

~Sassy~

Endless you will never get... you are using replication, so you need to change a little you camera view to make the ocean grid match the horizon.

You can change the settings of the ocean object to get a very large ocean, not infinite, but pretty large. I suppose you could duplicate 2 or 3 more if you wanted to increase it even further. Change the scene scale in the realstic sky to 5 miles or more and raise the haze altitude and density to blur the horizon.

> Quote - You can change the settings of the ocean object to get a very large ocean, not infinite, but pretty large. I suppose you could duplicate 2 or 3 more if you wanted to increase it even further. Change the scene scale in the realstic sky to 5 miles or more and raise the haze altitude and density to blur the horizon.

Here are the settings. I started with a large scale scene.

Quote - May I add my question regarding the replicator?
I've got this wonderful ocean file from naniwa (see this thread http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?message_id=3172757&ebot_calc_page#message_3172757) and tried to make it stretch to the horizon with the surface replicator, but somehow I still don't get it right. Just some random patches on the infinite plane which I added as the source object. Even when I raise the number of objects to 1000 it's still not enough. Perhaps I've tried too many things out that I can't think now of the easiest option....
Could someone please help me with the correct settings in the surface replicator in order to get an endless ocean?
Thanks a thousand times!!!

~Sassy~

Just use the replicator, not the surface repliactor.

Thank you all so much for your tips! When I'm back home from work I'll definitely try this out.
Patrick, that looks exactly like what I wanted to do :o)
And even posting the settings you've used is HIGHLY appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

~Sassy~