Yeah Shade is a bit strange - it doesn't seem very intuitive. I have a feeling that Poser 6 may be more like Shade i.e. spline based. I'm not sure if I'd like that but Animation Master uses that method and it seems to work well. I did toy with getting Animation Master but no demo as far as I'm aware of has ever been available. I'm curious about Curiouslabs - I just wonder when they're going to give us an inkling of what Poser 6 will be like - it's been nearly 2 years since Poser 5 came out and some info would help my buying decisions.