As a long time Bryce user and having also modeled with LightWave for a number of years, I would have to agree with some of the previous posts. The LightWave modeler is one of the best available (at any price). The manuals are an excellent place to start. They will give you the a basic understanding of how the interface works, and where the basic modeling tools are. "After" learning the basics covered in the manuals, you may want to do some web tutorials and/or look into books or instructional tapes available. The LightWave interface will become more familiar with time and experience. Their Modeler program is very powerful, with literally hundreds of tools and scripts to learn to use. To learn the interface (will) require a serious investment of time on your part. If you're willing to invest the time, you will take away a skills that will allow you to model just about anything that you can think of. Knuckle "Knuck" Martin