illumination, and better atmosphere models. In 2006, Daz 3D (developers of Daz Studio and a line of articulated 3D figures) acquired Eovia along with Carrara and Hexagon. Several former MetaCreations employees moved over to Daz and continued development on Carrara. Daz 3D added posable figures, models for hair, and animation tools. Daz 3D works in an "open development" environment, releasing early and turning to its users for bug reports and feature input. In May 2010, the company released Carrara 8.0. It included the addition of the Bullet physics engine, with which Carrara can more realistically animate scenes involving collisions of multiple bodies or particles. Daz has also added models for soft-body dynamics, for better cloth and clothing animation. Features Version 8.5 Native DSON importer Native auto-fit and improved fit-to-functionality for figures' clothing and accessories Improved sequencer, key-framing, and animation tools "Smart" content and CMS integration Animation commands — "Zero", "Memorise", "Restore" (for figures, selections, and selection trees) Improved representation of lights in viewport (spot, sun, moon, tube, and shape lights) Shader additions (Multi-Layer Shader and Elements) Version 8.0 64-bit support for macOS and Windows Multithreading for macOS and Windows Bullet physics library Improved FBX and COLLADA data exchange Negative lights and photometrics (IES) "God rays" and "barn door" lighting and effects Editing of posed meshes Puppeteer References Carrara 8 Pro Product Page Carrara Developer Information Carrara Add-on Products and Plug-ins External links Digital Carvers Guild, plug-ins and other resources for 3D software Inagoni, Carrara 3D plug-ins Shoestring Shaders Sparrowhawke 3D Fenrics Fox Den Brianorca's Ocean plug-in PyCarrara, Python scripting plugin for Carrara PyCloid, enhanced particle system 3D graphics software