OK, at least I know I am not alone in Blender confusion. The program is aptly named. "Think yer smart? This program will blend your brain! Try Blender, the worst example of user interface design ever conceived!" I will look into the free version of TrueSpace mentioned above, and also check Amazon to see if anyone has written a blender book. ;) Thanks for the information, all. =) (Another option I am thinking of is turning my old computer back into a linux box and using one of the bazillion FREE 3D modellers for Linux. I love Linux.)