3dsmax. 3dsmax is not a nice program. the layout and interface is awkward and confusing, with nearly invisible scrollbars and vertical windows. Just wierd. Workflow is equally awkward. You have to apply strange modifiers to objecdts to edit them. Textures don't always work properly, and radiosity lighting is rather undocumented and cryptic. A positive point is that if you know what you're doing, you can make some great low polygon game models and have good U/v texturing capabilities. Physics and particle systems are also good, and relatively easy to figure out, although still awkward. Overall, this app is just too inconsistent and awkward to be worth $2000+ Sure it can do all this cool stuff, but that stuff needs to be clearly visible to the people who use the program. It needs a major interface overhaul. Max's rating: 2/5