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David, >>> Thanks for the kind words for Architectural Power Tools. Can I quote you? <G> <<<< Certainly!! Uh….as long as you spell my name right and include our business Phone number. <BG> >>> I'll be giving you a call in a week when I get back. I'd love to give you the materials to do a mailing about Facade to your AEC customers. <<< Sounds Like a deal to me! BTW I have currently listed 102 AEC type businesses that could benifit plus a few Design Build places. That.. plus in-house handouts would probably bring it to about 150 on the mailing pieces….not a lot…. but these are "Real" AutoCAD users plus they all for the most part still haven't made that "Giant" Leap into 3D…which is rather discusting considering they would probably benifit by a 60% increase in business if and when they make that switch..I see a benifit of the AutiVision product here also…which could eventually lead them to 3D Studio and "Serious Presentations". The learning curve on 3D isn't even 1/2 that of what it took them to learn AutoCAD in the first place. I wish someone…Hint…Hint..would do a paper on what it takes the average A&E Firm to go from 2D to 3D and Presentations in 3DS. I know Autodesk put together the ROI disk but that really doesn't work for this type of application. Most firms beleive they have to make this MAJOR overhaul of how they do business and how they prepair their documents…..It get's to be a real can of worms if you don't understand the Architectural Business…Lord Knows…my partner in the other AutoCAD dealership was the Major Partner in a 50 man 45million dollar A&E Firm and the 4 years I worked with that relationship educated the HELL out of me….not to mention gave me a few good quotes like…."Architects Build Monuments to Themselves"…..he…heh..I love it..SOOOO TRUE! Here's one off the top…."Ta hell with reality…just build it accourding to my Spec's". <G> Hmmm…But I digress. What are your thoughts on this? James M. Murphy