very good point EnglishBob, and one I have always believed in (though practice is a little harder.... OOH pretty new tools! 80 ) Learning the software you have inside and out, makes a lot more sense than jumping around and trying everything but not getting really good at any one platform. even rudimentry modeling software can end up with great results if you take enough time working with it, wereas you could have the greatest tool in the world with every option known and if you only are comfortable with one percent of the tools you will be far less likely to get much accomplished.