Since Caly did some excellent detective work I thought I better say something here. Shade is an excellent product, extremely stable and excellent for precision work. And yes, its possible to use the Japanese version on an English system (my Japanese is pretty good, but my brain needs a rest now and then). e-on software distributes its products through e-frontier in Japan. Ive had some business relations with the owners of Shade for quite some time, and more detective work will show that Vue d'Esprit (Windows) has had Shade support for some time. e-frontier has a quality minded, extremely competent executive management team. They were a great choice for us for distribution. The new relationship between CL and e-frontier is a perfect match. I think you should be very, very happy that CL has strong backing from a strong 3D vendor. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks e-on software