I own Carrarra Studio 2, Cinema 4D 6, 3D Studio 4 (yes I know it's old), Truespace 3, and even Blender. (not to mention Poser 5, Bryce 4, Vistapro, etc...) AM trumps them all. it just makes more sense, is easier to grasp, and best of all is the cheapest option, even though Blender is free (and very complex). I've had AM for a few years, and I'm just now taking time to learn the software. Seriously wotrking through the tutorials. Thank you HASH, and thank you AM community! I've played around with 3d apps for several years now. I'm sold on AM!
I can't express enough how much you ought to invest in AM if you have not already. After seeing all the great stuff Pixar has done, i'm inspired to takle this wonderful software once, and for all!