The more I explore Cheetah3D, the more I realize that there is no going back to Carrara. At $99.- Cheetah3D easily qualifies as Cinema 4D's little brother.

I may still use Carrara though, as a support tool to check the shading domains in case they are not properly applied in Cheetah3D.

As I mentioned in my post above, if you are a 3D hobbyist - or even a semi-pro - and you already own a Mac, then having Cheetah3D in your toolbox is a must.