Carrara has a pretty capable tool set for modeling between the Spline and Vertex Modeler. The metaballs is a bit strange but cool. And, I suspect, that Carrara 6 will continue to enhance the modeling capabilities further. Simply put, you can do a lot of great modeling with Carrara once you learn the tools. Like most modeling apps, the quality of the models produced is more dependent on the user's knowledge of the tools rather than the tools themselves. Personally, for more sphisiticated modeling, I currently use Hexagaon and then export the Carrara format. There are some tools Hexagon has that Carrara doesn't but who knows what the future of Carrara enhancements holds... Mark