Gweb, it's a reasonable request, but I think they answered it. "Symmetry is not planned for the Carrara 5 release. It is available in the Eovia Hexagon modeler." Bob Stockwell Director, Sales and Marketing Eovia Corp. The rendering aspects in carrara are very important I think because that is the main reason you would buy the product.

No need to think outside the box....
    Just make it invisible.