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Bill: Thanks for the info on Real 3D. I've narrowed my search for a decent modeller and have at least settled on one tool that is a keeper, MicroGDS. mGDS is really a professional CADD package and appeals to my methods of constructing models. Things like vertex snaps, midpoint snaps, centroid snaps are what I am used to and I couldn't live without now. I also do a lot of thinking and layout in 2d which I need for reference in 3D so the unified 3D environment is just right. For what I'm doing, mostly architectural, I find the 3DS modeller counterproductive. I suspect that working in mGDS is most similar to working in ACAD or Microstation but for a few hundred bucks less. Another thing I like about mGDS which I have not had the ability to use before is its ability to allow for network modelling. In other words, I will be able to work on a model with a team of people simultaneously. The land planners can create the site, one person can be creating the existing buildings for context, one can create the interior layout for the main building while I create the building's exterior. We will all be able to see each other's progress without exiting the program and without time consuming 'reloads'. I'll let you know how this works out but first I gotta get a few more mGDS licenses. Bob