What plugins do you use?

none for me. I 'spose if there were something that I couldnt build without a certain plugin, I guess I would get it though. I hear lots about "Eye Candy".

Keep in mind that quite a few of the features we now think of as native to Photoshop were once coded as plugins.

The core architecture was a bit different, but the concept remains the same.

And anyone that wants to manually paint "Render...Clouds" can be my guest.

none for me either
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None for me either, but that's beacause I'm too poor, not because I don't think I need them.

thats what pirated software is for

but dont get me wrong, i am not totally supportive of 'warez' versions of apps.. I DO OWN ps7 and all the software i use on a regualr basis that isn't over $200.. but who here uses 3dsmax and actually bought it themselfs? mabye i'm wrong, but i am guessing a good chunk of people that use it dont own it due to the high price..

If i were a professional 3d animator or something, then i would buy it.. but seeing as how i dont really know how to do much with it and i dont make any money off of whatever i produce with 3dsmax, buying it is totally out of the question..