Problem is, I can use Lightwave about as well as a chicken can use a rotary phone. The "modal" thing just drives me nuts, and it's not from lack of trying that I've given up. I still use it as a renderer, occasionally, since I can handle the textures, Hypervoxels, and hair **** fairly well, but the modeler's hell.
Thus, I'm looking for alternatives. I can't afford MAX and the warez versions don't work on my oversecured system. Ray Dream and Carrara are very nice, but they have limitations and I can't get into the three or four millions of polys with them. Same with most everything else. I need something top-of-the-line, I need one I can find a cheap version of (all but MAX), and I need one I can use (not Lightwave or anything like it).
