Carrara has ,by comparrison to virtually all 3d apps, an excellent Help file.
The Tutorials available are immense and include that very special series by Mark Bremmer, our forum guru.

If you get a chance to try out the "big boys", like Lightwave and XSI, you then would truly appreciate just how good Carrara  really is.

Bryce is really a toy. Carrara is a real, true, all round, comprehensive--VERY easy to use-- 3d app.

Don't give up--you will cry in shame later if you do!
Brian

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