Installation, Set-Up, and Maintenance

So you've decided to purchase Carrara. Congratulations! Now, let's get down to setting up your computer so you can start making awesome professional-looking images and videos!

Purchasing and Downloading Carrara
Follow the following link to purchase Carrara: here.

Once you have purchased the software, go to the download page from your account and download the files associated with the application. The following is a list of the files you should download.

Installing Carrara
After downloading the Carrara files, do a check to make sure you have the following files downloaded before you begin installing.

Refer to the following DAZ3D website page for basic information about installing V8.1 here.



Setting Carrara Preferences
Many Carrara owners suggest that one of the first things you may want to do is set up Carrara preferences. Unfortunately, until you actually work with Carrara some to understand what the default preferences are, you may not know what to set them to. At some point, however, when you have become accustomed to the layout of the application, you may want to tweak the preferences so that it fits your unique style and interests.

Keyboard Shortcuts
Carrara makes it easy to setup shortcuts to many of the common features.

Checking for Updates
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Tips and Techniques for Creating Scenes
Tips on Purchasing Carrara Before purchasing Carrara, you should check prices for Carrara as a Daz3D Platinum member. You may find that the discounted price for Platinum membership will more than pay for the membership, and you get the added benefit of special discount prices for other Daz3D products!



Other References on Creating Scenes
