Thanks for all the input, everybody!  I'm in the mapping phase of a huge modeling project, so haven't been able to use C5 yet.  Just before I went to bed this morning I looked at the quick tour on the CD.  I'm still smiling :)

I also just saw the post about the ocean primitive in C6.  Since what I built is a battleship, I have even more to smile about.

I'm going to have to steal some time and play a little.  It looks a lot more friendly than I imagined.  That's a nice surprise!

John