Metacreations originally intended for Poser and Carrara (RayDream Studio) to be companion programs.

I have never really forgiven Kai Krause for selling them all off -- but I absolutely loved his "artist-logical" interface designs.

And yes, Steve, Lightwave has always been more hacker-friendly than artist-friendly -- which is why I still prefer Carrara too.

And, if one is looking for Carrara tutorials, nothing beats Phil Wilkes' Infinite Skills discs. And I have never found anything on Lightware that even comes close.