Penumbra [Chasing] Spiders.

[Mudbill]

I don't know if there are any other softwares that are "easier" to use, because very few are supported. You MIGHT be able to use Blender, but personally I find it much more difficult than Maya. Also 3ds Max should work, but only with the beta patch. Otherwise I think you have to use Maya for animations no matter what. Does hitting 6 on the keyboard not do anything? It's a shortcut for one of the buttons above the viewport to enable the faces and textures on them.