Poser has good animation control as well. Also... I don't know why nobody ever mentions Amapi. Go to the Amapi forum at this website and click the link at the top for the free version of Amapi 4.15. It is fully usable. If you like it you can upgrade to Amapi 7. Most of the tools are the same with added functionality. I here that Wings 3D is a good free app too. I just needed to pick my poison (so to speak) and chose Amapi to learn. Cheers, Joe