Sorry everyone, but I decided to no longer use Carrara, and so I haven't looked back in this thread since I started it. I just got the ebot notification someone posted here, so I came bye to check it out. Yeah, I bought the software sometime back in August, from the Daz site. I don't think it's the Pro version, at least it doesn't say Pro on it. It was on sale for like 50% off, which lasted maybe a couple days? I don't remember. Anyway, I spent about a month trying to get to know the software, but have since abandoned my efforts in it. I like the particle system, and the hair is ok, but other than that, it just hasn't impressed me enough to keep with it. I've decided to return to Blender, and continue my education in that software instead. Seems everything I wanted to do with Carrara was right there in Blender all along. I'm sure Carrara is a great software for most people, depending on what you wish to do in 3d. I know that it's perfect for anyone who uses Poser, as a way to get better rendering and such, but I don't use Poser all that much either, so the value of it is limited. I was hoping the environment rendering would be of use to me, but there's addons out there for Blender that allow me to create the same kind of plants and stuff, but I also get to render with Cycles, which in my opinon is far better than the Carrara render engine. Anyway, thanks to everyone who helped me out. Sorry I won't be involved in the Carrara community after all, but it was interesting to play with the software some.