Welcome to Carrara Cafe!
It is a central place for everything Carrara!
Here you will find information about most plug-ins available for Carrara as well as a huge collection of tutorials collected over years, covering nearly every aspect of Carrara software! In addition you will discover beautiful artwork made by talented Carrara artists together with information about interesting projects related to Carrara.
If you would like to connect, do not hesitate to join our little forum.
OctaneRender for Carrara 3.0.0.5 Beta version released *UPDATED*
During the holidays, OctaneRender for Carrara 3.0.0.1 Beta version was released, the GPU rendering plugin that is fully integrated into Carrara. The beta is free for those that have a license for the 2.x version. There is also a free demo if you have not tried out...
Let’s make Carrara shine!
We are refreshing the looks of Carrara Cafe and would like to make it represent Carrara in the best way possible! There fore we are looking for Carrara users who would like to be a part of creating a face for Carrara so it would stand out. For many years we know how...
Updated beta of Carrara available: Carrara BETA version 8.5.1.17
An update to the previous news post about a new Carrara BETA version. Since then, two BETA versions have been posted, the change notes are listed below. Go to the DAZ3D Forum for more details and join the beta test to help find any bugs that may be left. Post from...
LuxusCore for Carrara plugin – Unofficial manual 2016-01-23
An unofficial CarraraCafe manual for the upcoming LuxusCore plugin for Carrara, that brings GPU accelerated rendering and realtime render preview into Carrara. It is updated frequently, so check back often. If you have any questions or something to add, check the end...
C3DE Carrara 3D Expo Magazine
Major Production – My Production
Carrara is a key ingredient to allowing me to push on and actually be able to keep all of the ambitious project ideas alive.
10 Reasons You Need a Falloff Shader Plugin
What if I told you there is a single shader that can deliver more visual impact from your renders, allowing you to redefine reflection, highlight, and shadow with the contours of your scene objects….
Mocap into Carrara – by CyBoRgTy
Using one of several workflows, motion capture data can easily be imported and used to animate characters in Carrara.
Escaping Gravity
10 TIPS, LINKS, and PLUGINS for breathtaking low orbit views of Earth and other “habitable zone” planets.
Classic Movie Monsters with Stu Sutcliffe
It’s Halloween, a night for frights and fun! And what better way to spend the macabre evening than revisiting classic horror movies and the monsters that inspire childhood nightmares.














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