Rhino is good - if you have a PC. If you're on the Mac, it's not an option.

I'm no pureist about modelers and will use whatever I need to get the job done. ALL modelers have their own "issues" too.I use AmapiPro and may have a little better luck with it that Shonner does - I really like it but it's not strong at the kind of rendering I need

If you're on a budget or a hobbiest, Carrara really is one of the best all around packages on the market. From modeling to texturing to rendering, it has the bases covered. It also has a lot of stuff you have to pay big bucks to add on other softwares. I'm looking forward to the release of Carrara V4 - there always seems to be "extras" added that never make it into the pre-release feature list...

But discussing 3D packages is a little like discussing politics, right? ;)

Mark

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