Shade's render engine isn't reputed to be anything but slow. and you don't have neat things like Spline IK settup or how about being able to have Posette sit in a chair, and her rear end and thighs deform naturally? Check these out: http://www.projectmessiah.com/x2/vids/messiah_flex.rm http://www.projectmessiah.com/x2/vids/messiah_melt.rm From their site: # Loads object types : OBJ, LWO,3DS4,DXF and MPJ scene format # Directly loads BVH and HTR motion capture formats, and even automatically creates the bones rig for you. Setup mode and Compose, allow you to easily adjust the mocap rig to the size of your character, and even blend in hand animated sections to the mocap.