so apparently this means that some users actually read the manual.
just having it there sitting on the shelf ain't the same as actually using the program.
anyway, it's quicker just to ask in one of these forums than to read the manual,
as shown by many of the threads here AFAICT.  daz has no plans to sell carrara
to any other company AFAIK.  their whole strategy involves competing with
poser 7/8 and its late-90s renderer (FFRender).