Birds in Trees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDjsXXoOXLk Surface Replicator and 3D Paint adds a family of little birds to a Carrara tree.

String Lights On a Christmas Tree

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiow7nhRft0 Cripeman adds a strand of lights to his Christmas Tree using the Spiral Tool and a Surface Replicator. He finishes with a postrender effect on the lights called Cross Screen.

model & rig a figure in Carrara, use it in iClone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mplvW60QpnY 3dxchange5 allows retargetting of bones to use iClone iMotions. here is a very simple model making and rigging tutorial using the metaball modeler in Carrara, and how to bring it into iClone as a non-standard iAvatar.