...I believe there has been some sort of misunderstanding. I'm not looking for a 3D modeling application; I have one it is Maya 7 and while I'm far from a pro I am advanced enough to be able to create props which I would like to eventually distribute for Poser and DAZ Studio users. My question here, which has been answered was does DAZ Studio have tools built in or available as a plug-in that make it possible to add flexible joints or bones to a model. Stuff like hinges. I suspected that there wasn't and much to my chagrins I was correct. Thus I will have to use Poser, an application I'm not very fond of to assemble the possible parts of my props which were constructed in Maya so I can make them usable to users of Poser and Daz Studio. Once again I thank those who read my inquiry and answered accordingly. To all others I am happy to see your enthusiasm to assist even if your efforts have been a wee bit off the mark. * * * P.S. I have actually tried using Bryce and Carrara, it was around the same time I was introduced to Poser and unless things have changed radically the same issues I had with the bubbly space wasting user interface of Poser I had with them. Blame Adobe for conditioning me to expect every visible tool and palette to fit neatly together.