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Although it seems that my opinion is shared by fewer people than I had imagined, I would like to expound upon my previously expressed opinion concerning 3DS's user interface. Although I am in no way implying that the interface is "bad", I do feel that there is much room for improvement. I still fail to see how the current interface is more efficient than a tablet or graphic based system. For example: To perform a simple set of commands such as moving an object, selecting a material, and applying it to a color group requires the following steps. MODIFY/OBJECT/MOVE, SURFACE,MATERIAL,CHOOSE, APPLY,OBJECT,BY COLOR. In a tablet based system these same 9 steps could have been acomplished by 2 or 3 clicks on the tablet menu. I would challenge even the fasted "mouse" to beat even an average tablet user in this task. I have had the same experiences with AutoCAD. I can create a custom tablet box that, with one click, selects DRAW/LINE/OSNAP/ENDPOINT/OSNAP/TANGENT. My mouse would have to approach warp 2 to catch up. I have become quite familiar with the 3DS comands and I am fairly fast in moving around the command trees, however I would guarantee at least a doubling of my efficiency with a tablet or graphic menu system. I am not interested in convincing others that they would be better off with a different user interface, but I know I would; and I would like to have the option. All I ask is for a setup similar to AutoCAD where both mouse and tablet users can get the most out of the program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks for listening, Matt Smith, 72000,641