I just (ten minutes ago) ordered Carrara as a sidegrade to Amapi. I did it out of final frustration from the cheesiest deal of all times - in my less than HO. That cheesiest would be trueSpace. I looked at Strata and at Inspire (old Lightwave) and this seems to be the best deal around for a general purpose modeler - which I need on occasion to supplement Rhino and to amuse myself. So if you are thinking about jumping ship - just be really careful if you think you might go over to TS. Best of luck. Riv