Why is everyone in this forum so down on Amapi? It's a kick- ass modeler that can export into almost any other 3D package. It even has features you won't even find in Lightwave, (I know, I own Carrara, Amapi and Lightwave). The modelers in Carrara are toys in comparison! No, it's not a full 3D animation package, but as a modeler it is an amazing product for the price. It's clear from the comments in this thread most people haven't really learned this program but are judging it after spending maybe half an hour dabbling with it, getting frustrated then giving up. Learn the thing and you will understand what I am talking about. The complaints that Amapi is buggy are obviously coming from those who downloaded the free version. If you buy it as I did then there is a patch for the 5.5 version and I would imagine also in V.6, which puts an end to those bugs. I too tried the free download for a week before I bought it and I found it buggy, but the 5.5 version with the patch works almost flawlessly. So stop critisizing something you've obviously never bothered to learn. Amapi is going to be your salvation.