I can definitely help! It sounds like you've got a good foundation in Lightwave with primitives and texturing, but want to take your modeling skills to the next level. Especially coming from trueSpace, it can be frustrating when tutorials focus on "how to" without explaining the "why." I hear you on the lack of in-depth explanations. Let's see if we can find some resources to
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