Yep, I was REALLY suprised to see the price on 3DMax6... I had used it for the trial period, and I thought to myself, "Sure... why not buy it? It ought to be about 50-100 dollars." ... LoL... Then I clicked the BUY NOW link. Oops. $3000 is a little steep. If it weren't for compatability, you'd be a step better off using gmax.. heh.