Nope. If you follow the tutorial and get your figure dressed and walking around and lighted and rendered you have already come to grips with the basic issues of 3d graphics. You will still have questions, but the questions you ask will be on those issues not covered in the manual or the FAQ. If you slop through a few pages and just barge in here, you'll be asking "why does the figure disappear when I click on the clothing item?" just like the other new users who have never learned how to read thoughtfully, use an index, or follow a tutorial all the way through. If you can follow a tutorial, I will suggest searching for Dr Geep's primers. He does an excellent job of breaking down complicated subjects with pictures and circles and arrows and a dollop of humor. As to why you are having problems with the animation ("all goes to hell" is really too vague as a description of a problem, but quite suitable for a rant), you will need to describe what you are trying to accomplish. If you have updated to Windows Media Player 9 (IIRC) it has major problems with Poser's animation tools. There is a thread discussing that. Finally, the manual should teach you how to use Poser, not how to animate. The software is a tool, and learning it is learning a skill. Animation is a very special art. Carolly