Hey,
It's gets better yet about Cool 3D. It imports Illustrator 8 and below line drawings. You can even edit them in path editor. I have Illustrator 10. It does not save Al8. But Canvas 8 does. Of course you can export flash files and do animation. Encluded EnVector Module exports .swf flash files. This all pretty strong stuff. If you want a lost cost 3D program this it it.