I tried the demo when it was with Meta Creations...I saw demos at Siggraph...It is a very hard program to get the hang of unless you have spent hours training...At the same time I tried Lightwave and 3dmax.. 3d studio max and Lightwave are the only way to go...Easy to learn...but cost alot more money. My biggest complaint with 3d studio max was character studio was so hard to make people when you were in a hurry...the 3d studio max forum...suggested I use poser for posing.