I just couldn't resist commenting on ren_mem's aside -- which triggered my aside (which has nothing to do with Carrara.)  ; )

I agree with you on the Carrara 64-bit comment. Since using Vue 64-bit, so many problems went away, that going to Carrara (though it's a much better modeler than Vue) 32-bit is a dismal experience.  All the cool features in the world don't amount to much, when one hits the memory wall head-on. A couple of years ago, Carrara developers had an opportunity to make Carrara the premiere modeling / landscape package, but since DAZ purchased it I feel it's days are numbered. I could have gone like this: Carrara; advance the landscape capabilities to match Vue, with decent modeling included. Hexagon; advance the modeling capabilities to the very high end.

DAZ primarily wanted the content crowd to pick-up Carrara and generate content for DAZ content sales. I realize economics drives these decisions, but one might assume the DAZ content cash stream might allow for more Carrara / Hexagon development.  Not so, so it seems?