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The latest version of Amorphium (3.0) is finally on my short list of 3d tools that I prefer to use. Prior to this, Amorphium was good enough to use on occasion for specific tweaks, but it's now powerful enough to do full stage modeling. The addition of TIN is great. It allows you to build models using a low resolution cage and ramp up the detail slowly and only where needed. You can also use the FX menu to modify TIN cages as well as masking. (TIN is a similar system to ubernurbs which are implemented in electric image's professional program called Universe.)

I find Amorphium to be intuative and the interface to be uncluttered. You can select to do single pane, dual or quad views. The program is now on hybrid CD and requires no usb key. So there's not only Windows but Mac OS 9 and X versions on one CD. Don't let the price fool you...there's alot of power and potential here. I've seen someone model an entire human body from scratch in amorphium. (..not just a Poser file that he simply modified.)

So..if you'd like to try your hand at 3d, but have always gotten run off by the price, I think you'll be happy with Amorphium. Programs with this much capability used to cost upwards of a thousand bucks only a few years ago. For mac users, here's an affordable, OSX native, and very capable 3d program. The only negative that I can find with it is that the manual is on PDF...an unfortunate trend in 3d nowadays...but it does make the programs less expensive.

(FWIW, I think Electric Image has taken both Universe and Amorphium back "in house". Play inc exists no longer. Back in the early days of Amorphium, it was produced by Play.)