MAC G5 better if compared to todays PC, you may still want to wait for AMD 64bit chip if you want a PC, but if you'll use compositing softwares that you mentioned i'd stay with MAC, it is much easier...

Please make some snap shot of how you're doing your truck and post some tutorials, can you make a tutorial on how you made the tires, including rendering and bump maps.

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Yah why bother yourself with other method, use extrude edges.

You can choose either of the two, both can do basically any the other can do, if you do choose one stick to it and learn every aspect of the product.

For me personally I've chosen Maya because I...

I'm new here in simplymaya, I want do download some tutorials but I can't seemed to because it requires points, how do I get big points without paying?

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