I pre-ordered Carrara 3.0 on Sept 4 and received the Beta on Sept 8 which really surprised me since I figured I would only get the final release since it's release date is close to my order date. I was impressed with the fast delivery of the Beta. This version is a big improvement over the first version (I never upgraded to 2.0). However, the interface in the Beta looks the same as 1.1, which I thought had been improved. I guess I'll have to wait for the final to see the difference. In the screen shots I've seen of 3.0, the interface looked a little different.

Poser 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Pro 2014, 11, 11 Pro