hmmmm....thats what i didnt understand..if the network rendering had to be built into the software to begin with...youre right itd be nice to see a 3rd party plug in or something thatd allow it with Carrara...i noticed that the other 3d software packages you mentioned did it...tho your solution of building a dual processor machine might be an idea..tho does C2 take advantage of multi-processors? i know majority of software doesnt...