Marque, This is an animation and keyframing issue, not related to Mimic; it has to do with the various types of interpolation. LecBlue used to have a great page explaining all this, but it's a dead link now. The PoseAmation mailing list would be perfect for questions like this, it's moderated by a former Disney animator who uses Poser in his work. PoseAmation@egroups.com You can also ask around at the PFO, I remember Dave_L had a pretty good understanding of these concepts too. -JH.