AndyThomas

Thanks all,

It sounds like I should be sticking with whatever I get with Revit. At present it is Accurender but I am told that 3DViz will come with it in version 8.0, out soon. As suspected, after having looked all over the net, it seems the user is the most important factor, not the package. Having started to use photoshop I see it is responsible for making all the average (better than what I'll start with I'm sure) renders look good. Is that blasphemy?
Seeing as this rendering and imaging malarkey is setting my enthusiasm nerves alight I see it as a side of the business I would love to make my major. What would you say is the best time to take training courses? At the very beginning or once the basics have been mastered via tutorials?
Is switching between packages a big deal or, once the concepts are known, do they operate in a similar fashion. i.e If I see myself as putting some effort in and progressing, (including deforming animations mentioned etc) do I need to start with the most advanced package in the first place?
You have mentioned .dwg and .3ds file types but revit produces .rvt files. I presume 3DViz will import these files as 3D models and then I just render it there. I really must start using these things instead of talking about them, mustn't I.

Thanks again for your help.

Andy