Hi folks,

We've just posted a couple of DCG plug-in updates.

The first is an update for Shaders Plus that fixes a problem with the Anisotropic lighting model where multiple alpha transparencies would cause it to be much brighter than it should. This fix requires the 4.01 update for Carrara 4 to be installed for it to work correctly. Additionally it changes the Shadow Glow lighting model so that if you set it to a negative value, it will only glow when illuminated.

The second update is to Ground Control. Some packages for manipulating USGS DEM files will not correctly set the minimum and maximum elevation values. If you have problems with this, there is a new option (Calculate USGS DEM elevation) that will make an additional pass through the actual data to get the elevation instead of trusting what is in the header.

The upgrades are free for existing customers. You can download the updates or try Shaders Plus and Ground Control from the links below.

Shaders Plus

Carrara 4.0
PC
http://digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c4/shadersplus.zip
Mac OSX
http://digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c4/shadersplus.sit

Ground Control

Carrara 4.0
PC
http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c4/groundcontrol.zip
Mac OSX
http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c4/groundcontrol.sit

Carrara 3.0
PC
http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c3/groundcontrol.zip
Mac OS9
http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c3/groundcontrolos9.sit
Mac OSX
http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c3/groundcontrolosx.sit

Carrara 2.1
PC
http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c2/groundcontrol.zip
Mac OS9
http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c2/groundcontrolos9.sit
Mac OSX
http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/c2/groundcontrolosx.sit

Carrara 1.1
PC
http://www.digitalcarversguild.com/downloads/groundcontrol.zip

Regards,
Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
3D plug-ins for Carrara
http://digitalcarversguild.com

Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara and LightWave plug-ins