So this is my first Journal that's I've written here. And it's to ask for some advice.

You see, I desided to play around with a 3D program called "LightWave 9.6" (Kind of like 3DS max, but not). I'm hoping someone out there knows someone or what not that might be able to point me in some right directions for learning how to do a few things in it. Mainly I need to learn how to build sets in Layout and ask a few compatibility questions (Do books written for Lightwave 8 still contain information that can be used in Lightwave 9.6?)

I'm sure most people won't have a clue what i'm talking about, Or use other programs (Lightwave seemed to be the easiest to learn pretty much but i'm open to programs that might work better for first time users of such programs).

Any help would be great. Someday i'ed like to actually build a fox model and learn how to texture and rig it to play with it. I learn so much quicker by getting my hands dirty, so to speak then reading a book (though I do have a lightwave book to learn some from).

Thanks in advance.

Todd.