I post, at the Free Stuff,  the Ice Shader. Requires MipMapper (free) plugin from Sparrowhawke 3D:

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/details.php?item_id=48178

Read the details and happy rendering! ;)

Hi, cryptojoe.

Could be a simple hidden vertices issue.Try this: Select the object, enter on de Model Room and go to View > Reveal Hidden Vertices. Or, sometimes Carrara's shows a message at the top of the window "Rendering Failed". On the Model Room, turn off the Subdivison Smooth, sometimes this may help bring the model back.  And don't forget to install the 6.0.3 patch too, is very important.

Cheers!

YES!!!! I vote on him!
Graaaaande Marcelo!
Começaste bem 2008!
Parabéns, meu irmão! Que este seja o primeiro de muitos reconhecimentos do seu talento e do poder do Carrara! ;-)

Quote - I did some video and dont use audio is the best way to do  multilnguage video, thats why almost everybody likes to dont use audio...

 
LOL! That's because a very few 3d artists has the Mark Bremmer's "radio artist" voice... :D

JamesRoden, I send to you a PM with my TOXE's shaders folder. It's a ziped file. If you still getting error messages, could be your decompress application.

James, I believe some files are for Mac (name starting with "._") and others for Windows.

Cool, TOXE! I'm sure all your folks here will be stunned with your great talent - again - now with the nice features of the C6 in your hands.

Great iceberg, Brian. I remeber some years ago a RayDream tutorial from "Iguana's Den" about create some ice cubes. Here's my attempt to create this:

Now the Carrara 5 ice shader:

I like the RDS ice much more! :D

Quote - Nice effect Noviski, 

I did write 2 spin-off plugins for myself to give the distance and acuteness/edge falloff as separate shaders that return a value.  Looks like you've used the closeness sub-channels as 1 and 0 values to achieve it. 

Should I release these as well ?  I think there are commercially available shaders for fake fresnel and one that does proximity already though. 

 
Thank you, SparrowHawke. I'm trying the proximity effect of MipMapper at water shaders as well, maybe we can simulate the CP6 transparency on CP5. Free plugins are always welcome, and you have a lot of it. If you need a beta tester for your products, I'm totally at your service! :-)

Quote - I want this shader!! hehehe
You are the guy Noviski! A great plugin and a great artist togheter!

 
HEHEHE!!! Thanks, my friend. Don't worry, after the adjustments I'll post the shader at 3DBrasil forum. ;-)

Great stuff, really. I like to experience new shaders, and using the MipMapper as Transparency channel I'm almost create some glacier shader. Need some improvement, but looks kinda cool:

Thanks for the plugins! ;-)

Quote - Bit of a cost to get a UV mapper though!

See you have it backwards. When you spend money to buy Lightwave, or Modo, or Max, or whatever to make models; you don't have to go and make an additional purchase of an external UV Mapping program. It is part of the package. 

That's right! If you need to be a "complete 3D software" for all "animation and modelling solution" on the copetitive market, you must do the adjusts. And it envolves lower prices and big improvements.

Yes, Metaball is a good tool. You can make nice cartoon looks-like clouds, as I used here:

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee104/noviski/Carrara/cena_urso07.jpg

With a glow channel and some blur the results are decent, IMHO. ;)

(Edited: And the tree foliage, the honey drips are Metaballs too.)

I agree, you spend a lot of time ajusting the UV map - moving point by point sometimes - and most of results are frustrating. DAZ could improve the UV editor, so the Metaball Modeler Room, first changing that old fashion interface used since Carrara 1...

Quote - Toxe, I guess you only want the .cbr Shader file? That should work in any version of Carrara.
I am sure Noviski could let you have this, if not PM me.
I keep a special folder of the Toxe shaders in my Browser.

 
LOL! I have my TOXE shader folder too, don't know from how many years! It's a very useful package.
Bryan, if the .cbr works with both Carrara versions, I'll send the file to TOXE's PM.

Thank you! ;)