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Jeffrey: That's a lot of questions!! There are plenty of others on here who are more knowledgeable and experienced who will jump in, but I'll give ya my two pennies' worth as well: >>What is good for creating walk-thrus of buildings? Autovision vs. Accurender or anything else? I prefer 3D Studio (surprise!) for my architectural images and animations, but either of the two products you mention can do _simple_ walk-thrus, but 3D Studio is the most flexible. AutoVision and Accurender run directly inside AutoCAD, which may be simpler for you, but at some sacrifice of speed. 3D Studio is a separate product. >>What Cd's are available for additional materials to attach to our building models? I am not sure about AutoVision and AccuRender, but 3D Studio includes a CD with many additional texture maps. There are also a few third party CDs available with texture maps and meshes. >>Is there anyway to add titles to the presentations? We use Corel Draw to add titling, but you can also use desktop publishing packages or Animator Pro (now upgraded to Animator Studio) – it depends on what type and quality of output you need! >>I saw a project that someone had created and it had ceiling fans turning in an animation presentation format – how'd they do that? They turned on the switch (ha-ha – just kidding). This can be done with 3D Studio, but I don't think it is possible with AccuRender or AutoVision. Good luck on your quest! Bob Keefer, AIA