@ sweetpegster

I'm suire others can tell you mopre, but right now, here aqre my feelings.  I've had Hex since the DAZ sale a year back and Carrrara sinc ethey got it!

I find Hex a better modeller..  Plus there are a lot of people who use Hex to model things for Poser, so ther eshould be a lot of ehp around.

I use Carrara to render.  Nothing I have ever posted, so fdar, thought!  BUT, Carrara lets you do things (like volumetirc fire) that Poset is pretty much useless for.  With C5Pro, you can take any Poser scenen into Carrara (though P 7 is buggy, but there are work arounds) and do those coolkthings.  Really useful if yo are interested  in animation.

Hex is all aBOUT modelling.  So, don't get C5 if you like modelling in Hex (my opinion, those with more experience my vary).

C5Pro can do great things, if you are willing to learn it!

It actually does terrain things better then Bryce!

But, you have to learn the features to get the full power.

(Oh, BTW, I only use Bryce or C5 for terrains, I can't even think of how to do similiar in Hex!!)

Every tool, it's place.

But, Carrara, Bryce abnd Poser were first ceveloped by the same company, so even in these distant forms, you will find a certain compatibility!.

Hope this helps a bit.  I'm going to go drink some water and lay dowm.