Well after some time, i have downloaded, XSI, Maya, and Houdini,,, all free and educational stuff... Now,,, must find the time to explore... Think Maya has got my attention,,, because of the organic modelling i like to do,, and the nice paint fx tools and UV tools that it has. So a thumbs up :thumbsup: to alias... Really an attractive software, thanks for the value input guys. I will go into hybernation and come out once i got some stuff to show... Hehe.

Oh ya in case anyone wondering, XSI comes with full fur and fluid effects... But has render limitations,,, 400 x 400... This is really the down side... And think houdini is at 640 x 480 and the watermark is at the side. Hmm, guess i read somewhere , the animations you do with the ple, the maya watermark also moves.