Fair points but on point 3, I don't see a way to record poses (as with the "dots" in Poser), but I concede I may have missed the detail on the partial poses, in which case apologies. Another thing I can't find is a way to disable texturing for quick camera movement a la poser. I know you can choose the type of preview (wire frame / blocks etc) but I find this doesn't make any difference to camera motion if there is a complex scene. In Poser the ability to disable texturing as you move the camera stops the jerky/slow motion. Maybe there is an option for this in DS but I can't find it. The rendering seems very primitive to me. The only rendering option that shows acceptable shadows takes absolutely ages. How can this be right on a system which renders in Poser in seconds rather than minutes? L