No Poser doesn't use graphics HW or 3D acceleration, that's correct. OpenGL support was one of the things I hoped for most in P5, I was VERY disappointed when it wasn't included :o( However, a really fast graphics card will allow smoother tracking and such, simply because it can handle faster graphics throughput. But the graphics card has no bearing on render time at all. --------------- I do the exact opposite of caravaggio - I collect enormous amounts of stuff in my Runtime, so that everything is at my fingertips all the time - like 20 000 poses for instance :o) I much prefer that to a stripped system where I have to go look for stuff all the time on a cd and add it and fiddle around. I always have about 50 WIPs lying around and unfinished business everywhere in my folders. And I never throw anything away, ever. Not even old versions of PZ3's. OK Poser is a little bit slower, but not so much that it irritates me. :] Fish