truSpace - it's a real love or hate. I'm in the hate category. The toolbox gets in my way. Max - Same. Lightwave - I'm way behind in my training on it, but it's very intuitive for me for modelling. There's a good number of tutorials for it on the NewTek site. Rhino - This was the first modeller I ever used. I do like it, but it is kinda scary for a newbie. I attended a training class at the company and the people there are great! Wings3D - I haven't tried it so I can't recommend it but I've heard good things about it. If nothing else, it's worth trying just from the price tag. :) You might want to google tutorials for the different programs and see which ones make sense to you. Different programs use different work flows, so find the one that fits you best. Hope this helps, Cres