Brian, Great post. Very thought-provoking. I, personally, still have a copy of Infini-D. I wish Carrara would have been a more improved version of Infini-D rather than Ray Dream. I always thought Infini-D had more potential development-wise and had a more "general" appealing interface & workflow (but this is just my opinion). For me (and most I'm sure), Carrara has a strong renderer, but some of the other tools for modelling and texturing I could do without (IMO). I much prefer a C4D approach. It is definitely a different time now for 3D apps. Years ago there was a much more clear separation of apps by features. Today, as you mentioned, it is much more a blur with many apps, high and other, offering similar features. The feature will be very interesting, but one thing is for sure, we as users will probably benefit from more features for less cost. Back in 1998, could anyone ever imagine you could get you hands on LW for under $1000, or XSI for as little as $395? I too look forward to others view