How to Create 3-D Models in Carrara 6 Pro

Daz3D is one of the premier providers of 3-D content on the Internet. Most of its products are intended for use in either Poser or Daz Studio, which are primarily consumer applications for hobbyists. However, Daz3D also makes the Carrara 6 Pro application, which can not only import pre-made models, but can actually be used to create them as well. This, along with other features such as collision effects and dynamics make it useful for the professional graphics artist or animator, not to mention the ambitious amateur. One of the best approaches to modeling in Carrara (or most 3-D modelers for that matter) is to use a process known as "box modeling." A good way to learn basic box modeling is to create a pedestal table.

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  Click on the Carrara 6 Pro shortcut on your desktop to start the application. In the dialog that appears, select the scale you want for the scene and click on the "Empty Scene" button.

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  Go to the "Objects" at the top and click on the "Cube" object. Then click inside the scene to add the cube to the scene.

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  Select "Windows" from the top and choose "Model." In the dialog that appears, click on the "Convert to Other Modeler" button on the upper right. In the next dialog, click on "Vertex Modeler" and click "OK."

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  Right-click on the object and choose "Scale." Drag the top handle down to make the top surface of your table.

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  Go to the panel on the right and change the editing mode to "Polygon." Hold down the "Shift" key and choose both halves of the top face of the cube.

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  Go to the panel on the right and change the editing mode to "Polygon." Hold down the "Shift" key and choose both halves of the top face of the cube.

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  Hold down the "Shift" key and and the left mouse button and drag with the mouse to create a polygon about the width you want the leg to be where it attaches to the table. Use the "Move" tool to center this polygon.

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  Hold down the "Shift" key and and the left mouse button ands drag with the mouse to create a polygon about the width you want the leg to be where it attaches to the table. Use the "Move" tool to center this polygon.

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  Create a broad, flatter extrusion to from the base of the table leg. Save your work.