Hey thanks for the tips pakled. And I started with acad 9 and it was on a brand new 286 @ 33mhz with a 500kb HD. (thats KB, not MB) It took (it seemed) like a year to zoom in on a view and then 2 yrs to zoom back out! I could go to toilet and get a drink, smoke one BS for 10 min and it would just be finishing up. Ahh, the good ol' days! Which do you think would be better/easier to use for animations or am I even in the right software range?? I Downloaded a trial of Carrara and it looks simply amazing! any thoughts? Thanks!

Well, a glue gun and feathers huh? Dang the fun I have been missing all this time! As a puppeteer and puppet builder, I use a glue gun ALOT! and feathers less frequent, so BRING IT ON! (can I model for ya'll when I'm done?) (I bet thats part of the deal tho eh?) :+] And to pakled, I CAN'T afford AutoCad, I am just a user in my workplace. $3,500 for software is a bit STEEP! (esp on my salary!) I bet the handshake is real cool huh? I can't wait! and the sphere, well no nekked pics of vikki in a temple on a sphere? with mood lighting? (I guess thats the ultimate for newbies to try?) I really appreciate all of your comments and I shall be back with MANY questions, you can bet! and maybe a few pics as well. Thanks all and I really do feel welcomed. (ahh, that warm fuzzy feeling again.... nope just my depends need changed) Dave

Dang! You's guys making me drool! I'll have to order it and get back with you all. So far it seems that this is a very nice community and I really look forward to chatting with everyone. Don't know if I will ever be of any help to anyone, unless they need some tips in Autocad! LOL
I am feeling all warm and fuzzy already! ooops, thats was the coffe I spilled....

Thanks ocddoug! thats the kind of encouragement I need! Who cares if the company has been sold as long as the software works? I have an old version of a Ricco photo program, can't even remember where I got it but I still use it today and it is 8 yrs old at least! I think I'll jump on the software too. My B/D is coming up and I need an excuse to buy it! :+} Thanks!

Hey, thanks for the fast reply. I'm guessing from what I've read I can import photoshop files and even .dxf from autocad. I have read some of your posts and I appreciate your help. After I get the software, "I'll be back" to get some other info too! It looks like a kewl program. Does it have a long learning curve? I know all things to some folks can be hard. I am still learning Autocad after all these years, but then they DO have upgrades every other year or so. It is a shame that Corel is having problems. But then aren't we all? My company I work for used to have 700 employees and now is under 300 and dropping. And as a side comment, I read your "Please Read this message" and it seems like the folks at renderosity have a good thing going. Most places I will not even bother to send in responses or ask questions, but here it seems very friendly (I may find out otherwise later ... ) Again, thanks for your reply, The Nullster