Absolutely not. But I'm not an anti-Poser snob either. Its a great tool, that has some really strong points, but for me it works better in conjunction with other applications. some points where other apps work well with Poser-- --render engine. The first moment that you see what Max or LW ( or Vue 'Esprit for that matter) does with imported Poser content, you'll be blown away. mental ray is simply a much better renderer than the Firefly engine, and fPrime makes radiosity and GI fx an interactive cinch on LW. Despite the clever work of some on creating good shaders for Firefly, I still find the Poser render to be slow and less good. --non-photorealistic rendering. Its a not often noticed feature, but Poser will export a Painter script which can then be rendered in any of Painter's zillion brushes, very cool and quick way to get a sophisticated painterly effect. --eyes. Eyes are funny things, and getting them right always means some postwork in Photoshop-- I just haven't seen models with the conjunctiva/eye interface that works convincingly, just as I haven't see a convincing teeth and smile out of a Poser render. --model economy. Poser has a very old method with zillions of polygons. . .if you're working with a modern 3d app, you've got some kind of subdivision surface to work with, and can make clothes and so on with many fewer polys. My #1 request for Poser 6 is subD surfaces. . .