dr_bernie said: "Well, what can I tell you. If you want Shade to act like Carrara in every respect, then don't use it, because it's not for you".

Sorry to take this thread a little more off topic here. But I do have a couple of questions regarding the workflow to create your image, and I'd like a little more clarification to questions asked.

How did you get the assets into your example scene. I'm guessing that they are all either Poser or DS content, or are they Shade3D native items (the figure really looks like V4, and the architecture looks very familiar). Are you able to load these directly from your content library, did you load them into Carrara, DS, or Poser, pose them there and then export them (what format) and import into Shade3D, or did you use Poser Fusion for hosting/importing the scene in Shade3D?

Did you do any adjustments to the materials and/or shaders, or are they exactly as imported?

Did you add/adjust the lighting, or is it exactly as imported (and what was the source)?

I really don't expect to another software to act like Carrara in every respect, or actually in any respect (DS is much different than Carrara, but I enjoy using it). However, being able to leverage my investment in content in a rather simple and integrated way is important if I'm going to pay for alternate software (I have Maya, so if I wanted to go that way I could get the DS to Maya plugin, or I could use Blender for free too, but those do require a lot more work on the user side of things). I also don't really want to go down the Poser Fusion road because IMHO scene hosting is just a marginal step above export/import. However, it would be nice to know how you got your DAZ/Poser assets into Shade3D, as even if you are importing them or using Poser Fusion, others reading the thread might be interested and find whatever process you used isn't a problem. Also, what steps are required to get Genesis figures into Shade3D, especially Genesis 3 & 8. Oh, I almost forgot to ask, if the figures are imported (V4, Genesis, etc.) do they retain the rigging, and are pose-able in Shade3D?

One last question, as you didn't respond before. Is there an English version of Shade 18 available?? Or are people who don't speak Japanese stuck on the two+ year old version 16.

Sorry for all the questions, but they really are important for anyone looking for an alternative or companion software for Carrara. Thanks in advance for your help.

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