Lol @ Bryster As far as modellers go, I think there's a comfort zone associated with which package you use, I've used/trialled most of the packages Shadowdragonlord mentions, plus some others (autocad - if it counts,maya, XSI) and yet have come out with Max as still being my favourite (ok XSI is my favourite until you take price into account) Max, is let down by it's lighting which I think is harder to get realistic then bryces......

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Toolset: Blender, GIMP, Indigo Render, LuxRender, TopMod, Knotplot, Ivy Gen, Plant Studio.