Do some TOC ;o) What's your goal, and your constraints ? As an example, I want to do lots of Poser clothing quickly and cheaply, since I'm an poor amateur working in my spare time ;o) So my constraints => key criteria were o cheap or free app (and legal, I'm too chicken to use warez) o strong modeling (don't need materials or rendering) o flat learning curve (minimum learning time) o low system requirements (hey, I only have my home PC!) o high ease-of-use (minimum model creation time) o can exchange files w/ Poser (and UVmapper) The high-end do-it-all apps are marvellous pieces of software - but they don't fall within the above criteria. Which is why I'm still using TrueSpace 4.3 w/ a few plugins such as LUUV for OBJ exchange (and Amapi as example tool in tutorials). Your constraints or key criteria may be different - but figuring them out is usually a good idea. Often saves lots of $ and time ;o)