dr_bernie,

from that long list of wants, and it seems that you are rather passionate about the fact that this list is not yet a part of Carrara, it just seems to me that you might not have looked into what Carrara is and does before purchasing it? Don't get me wrong here, but it just seems to me that you already know the software that does what you want. Why should Carrara do it too?

Please understand that I'm not trying to make light of your wishes... it's just that, when I looked into Carrara, I was looking all over the web, as far as I knew to... which at the time was rather limited, I'll admit... Carrara (6 Pro) had all of the things that I wanted. I wasn't able to buy it until nearly the release of 8, which I got free for buying 7 Pro during their promo.

Actually (finally) using Carrara for the first time and ever since, it does exactly what I want. Like all forms of design and thought into this sort of thing, we all try things that need tweaking or re-thinking, perhaps even an entirely new direction on how to tackle the issue at hand. You'll get that with any software. But if I was looking for stuff that specific, I would look for that. Actually, from your posts above, it looks like you already know where to get what you're looking for. I know many 3d artists whom build a toolbox of several applications to meet their needs.

Of course... you already know all of this...

I think it's funny that you seem to blame DAZ 3D for not entirely redesigning the software from ground up. They bought "Carrara", not all of those things you mentioned. The vast majority of Carrara users bought it for what it is capable of - not just in the hopes that some day it might include stuff that it doesn't.

As far as Carrara development that might help you out - at least according to the 'wants' that you mention above... hmmmm...

from the quote of me that you've included before asking that, I was not aware that you were going to add an entirely unreasonable list of demands that, personally, I hope do not get implemented. For those wanting to use different render engines, I would truly prefer that they contact the developer of the engine. They might need to contact DAZ 3D on a professional level to build the plugin. Carrara's render engines, the photorealistic engine specifically, is one of my favorite aspects of Carrara. I love it. I know an enormous amount of people whom also prefer to use it over many others.

As Dustrider pointed out, these sorts of demands are certainly not reasonable wants for any upgrade, simply because you're looking for an entirely different piece of software. Asking Cheverolet to use Ford starters on their vehicles within their system for requesting features is just a waste of time to the person that has to weed that sort of request out of the real list of true feature requests. An example of Professionals requesting their needs might actually include files of the attempt to complete something specific, but there is a road block in the software keeping them from finishing it to their satisfaction. "I want you to put LightWave's xxx feature into Carrara" is similar to my ridiculous Chevy/Ford example above.

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