I've been looking into Carrara with a trial version. Everyone gets so excited by Carrara's supposed Poser compatibility and render speed, but there are many problems, such as no strand hair support, difficulties with both import methods, and especially flicker in animation unless you crank up the settings to the point the supposed speed advantage goes bye-bye. I think one could overcome many of the problems and work out a Poser/Carrara workflow, but it nothing other than a fresh learning curve. ::::: Opera :::::