Or, instead of trying to find the perfect modeller, why not just use them all? Anim8or is my main modeller, but as needs (or mood, or whim) dictate, I may also use one or more of the following: Poser's magnets Morphing props within Poser Amorphium trueSpace Cinema 4D Excel (yes, the spreadsheet!) A text editor and a calculator I'm also trying out gmax, but haven't used it for anything serious yet. Call me chaotic, but it works for me. I just swap between apps, picking the best one for getting the job done. With all the freebies on magazine CDs nowadays, it needn't cost you much.