originally posted by LordStormDragon: " Aye, there are three apps being used in "the Field" these days... 1. 3DStudio Max 2. Maya 3. Photoshop" dont forget Lightwave (used for animation quite a bit), Rhino which is quite possible the best nurbs modeling app out there, xsi which has amazing poly tools and zbrush (huge in games now) just to name a few. But those are definately the 2 biggest 3d software programs used now by far. And I must concur, I do love Maya :-), although they NEED to upgrade their poly modeling tools...right now they are pretty lame and do no good when trying to professionally model. Im getting back into Max full time professionally now and I hate to say it but Im starting to really love that program again (although animating in it is pretty lame).