[Captain Kwok]

Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
Guess that explains it... wonder what accounts for its popularity for creating SE4 shipsets then?

It's a lot easier to use than most other 3D programs because it's more of connect-the-blocks rather than creating complex objects on your own. I personally don't like it all that much because I find it limiting and the renders are kind of distorted, but you can do some interesting work with it.