I agree with Tyger_purr. I would go further and not settle for a single program, but rather exploit the strength of several programs. Shade's main feature, and what sets it apart from other 3d apps, is it's curved surfaces. It is like nurbs, but better. But you have to "understand" it, as they behave like nothing else I have seen.

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