Hi I don't have max, Poser and any app used for animation use some type of interpolation between key frames. Unless you are using constant interpolation, Poser (the default is spline interpolation) will interpolate from keyframe to keyframe ...I'll almost bet max works this way also. So if you don't want the part to move you will have to set a key frame for that part. It sounds like a pain, but it will save you alot of headaches in the long run. Ed