Carrara sucks because there is NO support. It would be a fine program if it had support. The future is not certain and should program fall through the cracks! Which I think it will with the new standards that Newtek and Kinetix have set! Then owners are stuck with a 3D app that half works hoping for a miracle of ownership to come falling out of the sky. In worst cases, what if someone does buy Carrara and they decide to restructure the entire program based on the existing framework, make it as good a Max or LW and sell for a Few Thousand retail as a profession level and not an entry level 3D app under a new name. No patches for current owners either! Well you are still in the same boat.