lightwave always seemed to produce more realistic renders than Imagine ever did, and is easier to use. I got started with the original real 3d which was simple and fun to use, but later versions are too complicated. But I have a copy of Amiga Cinema4d and this is the easiest to use on the amiga as i think it has a very Amiga-like interface. It does some stupid things like not letting you map textures cubically though. i have version 5 of C4D for PC off a cover cd and this is much better and flies on my Amd X2 5000 Pc
