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>>>Has anybody ever added up how much you would have to spend to have all the IPAS's? I'll bet its close to 20 big ones. Just Bones and Metareys along with Pinello, Puppeteer and Kai's power tools costs more than 3D STudio! Who said this would be cheaper than Wavefront?<<< Yes, there are quite a few that I would like that add up quick. Other concerns I have with certain plugins are higher prices and they may limit what will be in the core 3DS. I think plugin technology is the way to go, but some of the prices seem high to some people. I would buy some plugins if they were lower in price, and I understand prices are high because sales are low. Penello is the most outrageous in my opinion, but there are others. MeshPaint is getting raves lately, but $500 is just to much for me to buy it. I think $300 is a good price point for most plugins, the problem is the trend is going toward the $500-600 range. It is looking like 3DS is the render engine you use for your plugins. This reminds me of AutoCAD, a CAD engine that is limited in usefulness until you add a arch/mech package that runs several thousand dollars.