Hi folks,
Today we announce the immediate availability of Cognito. Cognito is a mechanical linkages choreographer for Carrara. It provides the ability to coordinate the motion of objects as if they were connected by gears, axels, or pistons, letting you control the motion of entire chains of objects with a single set of keyframes.
The Cognito page describes all the different linkages available; Axel, Cam, Radial Offset, Trip Hammer, and more. Each linkage type is demonstrated in sample files included with Cognito and you can see the QuickTime movies of the rendered samples on the Cognito page at

http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/products/cognito/

In addition to over a dozen sample files included with Cognito, there are two new tutorials to help get you up and running. The getting started with Cognito tutorial shows you how to build a music box at

http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/tutorials/cogmusicbox/

and learn how to make an elliptical orbit using Cognito at

http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/tutorials/cogelliptical/

You can download and try out Cognito at the links below.
Carrara 1.1
PC
http://digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/cognito.zip
Mac
http://digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/cognito.sit

Carrara 2.1
PC
http://digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c2/cognito.zip
Mac OS9
http://digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c2/cognitoos9.sit
Mac OSX
http://digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c2/cognitoosx.sit

During evaluation mode, Cognito will only allow a single level of linkage, and only the Gear linkage will be available.

Best regards,
Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
3D extensions for Carrara
http://digitalcarversguild.com

Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara and LightWave plug-ins