Actually, Carrara has some strong points ! The main ones : 1- The interface is very intuitive and easy to learn . And it looks good, too ! Perfect for the beginner . 2- The render engine is relly fast . No radiosity, though ... 3- The shader editor is great . Perfectible, but so powerful ! Some weak points, now : 1- BUGS ! And some are very annoying :( 2- No bones ... 3- some modelling technologies that are getting old . I'm sure i've forgotten lots of things . It's just that these ones are the most important for me . litst