Okay, so I'm a n00b when it comes to 3D programs and I'd like some help deciding which to buy: Vue5 infinite (or 6, as it appears to be coming out soon) or Shade 8 standard. I know there's not much of a challenge when it comes to rendering power but there are other issues.

I can get shade for $99.99 where as Vue5 infinite is $599.99 (which I can still afford but I need to know it's worth it).

The first thing that attracted me to shade was the content packs available, buildings for city scenes, interior furniture, all for a good price. These are things I really need for my projects. Also, the poserfusion sounds a lot easier than all this import/export business.

Of course, the polygon handling in Vue is amazing, which is also important if I'm looking to make a busy street scene. Also the tree-creating-thingy (sorry for sounding totally retarded and n00bish :blushing: ) would be useful.

I don't know if there's anyway I could import shade content into Vue, it's not exactly a major file type and for all I know probably isn't supported. There's also the problem of "would I need shade in the first place if I wanted to import it?" because I've never used an importing system before so I don't these kinds of things.

Damn, I can really go on when I want to.

Thing which are important to me in a 3D program: The ability to create many different atmospheres/moods (so lighting and rendering options = important), the ability to use poser figures (V3, M3, the usual) with in the program and a vast amount of objects (like furniture, buildings and plants) available for the program or that can be imported into the program.

Can anyone help me decide?