Many,many, many of the plug-ins make modeling so much easier and I am thankfull to all the Ruby experts that have created them.
Then there is DC.
I felt somehow I was at fault because DC would never work right for me. Like Solo, I found it easier to spend a few more minutes working on the model "conventionally" than spending hours trying to make the thing work. The concept is GREAT however and I hope it eventually gets tweaked into someting workable.
By the way, had a thought... did AutoDesk have anything to do with developing it? Just asking.