Yes, I like learning new stuff too. My motto has always been, a day I learn something new, is a good day.

As far as Maya LT, I looked at that too, but wasn't sure if I really wanted to "keep" Maya past the 3 years I have the educational license for. I basically wanted to try it because, well it's top-of-the-line software, and something I could never afford otherwise. I've always liked Blender once I got comfortable with it, though I've used other modeling software too, it's still my go-to software, especially for UV mapping, even if I model something in another modeling app.

I know, if you get comfortable with a workflow, that's what you stick with, but if Blender's new UI is going to be more like Maya's, which is what it sounds like they're going for, then I think I need to get comfortable with playing in Maya so my transition into the new Blender UI won't hurt as much as it did when I first downloaded 2.5x after using the old 2.4x UI for so long.

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OK . . . Where's my chocolate?

Butterfly Dezignz