Displacement maps?

So, I think I read that 3D models should be submitted in .CAR format, but I've not really worked much with Carrara so I don't know exactly its capabilities and such. I get the impression that it's more than just meshes? I usually work with Poser, and so that's all based around Wavefront .OBJ format.

Anyway, my question is whether displacement maps can be used on my meshes and incorporated into the 3D printing, or whether I can only print actual geometry?

Hi!

File formats supported are:
(from https://www.shapeways.com/support/faq )

Regarding displacement maps these are not supported and should be baked into your mesh.
So you can only print actual geometry.

Cheers!

Oh, right DAE, pfff, I keep mixing up Collada and Carrara in my head. Okay, thanks!