Eovia Carrara 3D Basics for Mac and Windows

by Eovia Corporation

Product Features

• The Easy Way to 3D!
• All-In-One 3D Image & Movie Toolbox.
• Over 1000 Models & Textures.
• Simple & Fun.
• Fast, High-Quality Rendering.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007FKA6
• Item model number: 85-4406-000
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 9, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,874 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Designed for those unfamiliar with 3D, Carrara 3D Basics™ is an all-in-one, affordable package to create professional-looking 3D illustrations and animations the easy way. Available for Macintosh and Windows, Carrara 3D Basics is fun and easy to learn and is packed with ready-to-use contents to jump-start the 3D beginner's creative process. Carrara 3D Basics is full of cool features that let you quickly and easily create awesome 3D illustration and animations. Don't miss the Carrara 3D Basics Product Tour to learn more about the amazing possibilities that this product has to offer you! IMPORTANT NOTE: VectorStyle does not run on Carrara Studio Basics.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my friggin' weasels ..., September 1, 2003

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J. Hall (El cajon, ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eovia Carrara 3D Basics for Mac and Windows (CD-ROM)

This program is a superior value for the money. The output is well above its ancestor (Raydream Studio 5.5). The interface is very simple (even easier than Poser).

It has two drawbacks. First, the manual is in PDF format on disk (this always sucks). Second, there is a limit on image size (think about using it for web page graphics, only).

The Eovia website does NOT do this program true justice. However, they hide the fact that it will only make web graphics. feh. BUY IT ANYWAYS. When I think of those sad dorks using POVray, my heart swells with pity ... I can do in ten minutes what used to take hours of blood, sweat and tweaking.

It takes some brains to make 3D graphics, so don't get too discouraged. Once you get past the learning curve, though, oh man ... it's a sweet, sweet little package for creating 3D graphics and even animations.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely hard to use -- no manual included, May 2, 2003

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James (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eovia Carrara 3D Basics for Mac and Windows (CD-ROM)

Even though I have 10 years experience in programming and a grappics background, I found this program extremely hard to use. It was easier to learn how to speak Drench than it was to use this sadist piece of software.

The misleading features list on the back of the box makes everything sound to easy to create, but I found it near impossible to do anything constructive with this program without seeminly spending hours upon hours to try and figure out how to use it.

If you can make the program do what is says on the back of the box, then you're probably also able to put together a car transmission blindfolded too.

Can you read minds? There is no printed manual included, only a cheesy in-program manual that is of no help and doesn't explain the various features or how to use them. Unless you wrote the program or have a mathematics degree, you probably do NOT want to buy this program.

Worse, I could not return it, because software is generally not returnable once you open it.

Oh well, now I have a ... coaster for my desk! And a renewed desire to check out software reviews BEFORE I plunk down my hard-earned cash on a piece of poorly designed software.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for my Middle School class, August 16, 2005

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Richard Osborne - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eovia Carrara 3D Basics for Mac and Windows (CD-ROM)

I purchased Carrara 3D Basics for a Middle School class in Advanced Technology where 3D Animations will be one of 18 modules the students can choose from. I needed something that would let them quickly see the end product but have enough depth to let them explore as much as their time and talent allows. It fits this requirement perfectly. Students can follow the Quick Tour and build a working 3D animation within the three week time frame of a module. Advanced students can go on to specialize and it has the depth and complexity to let them explore and learn for several weeks. The 3dXtract ezine and forum is a highly valuable resource and I am deeply indebted to them for their tutorials.