If you find that LW and Rhino are still over your head (like I did), check out ZModeler; it's the easiest poly-modeler out there, though it doesn't support rendering, and the spline function is, well, more like a dysfunction.
Scott:Okay, Houston. As I stand out here in the wonders of the unknown at Hadley, I sort of realize there's a fundamental truth to our nature. Man
must explore.