Daz's sale of Hexagon 2 for $1.99 seems to have created a real buzz in the 3D community. I can't recall anything happening like this before - a full 3d modeling app for less than two bucks ;) I've used 3DS MAX right from the beginning (even before using Poser) and I don't think I'd use anything else but even I had to buy Hexagon at that price!

It got me wondering though at the sheer number of 3D modeling apps out there of every possible type and price range. There does seem to be so many of them and I wonder how potential users settle on one or the other. I think I've tried most every modeler out there and if I wasn't so heavily invested in MAX I'd probably use Rhino. It has the most intuitive user interface I've ever seen. I moved to MAX 2.0 from AutoCAD though because it seemed to be a natural transition - both were made by Autodesk.

Since everything I do in MAX is to provide Poser content I'd thought I'd put the question out to other Poser users who also dabble at 3d modeling - what modeling app do you use and why were you ultimately drawn to it?