I'm NOT trying to be confrontational or rude, but it sounds to me like you're criticising a piece of software for which you have not fully mastered. The complaint you are making is a common one among novice Poser users who only use spline mode (instead of a combination of spline, linear, constant, break-splines.) Also most people don't even realize there is a POWERFUL Graph pallete part of the program. I own and use Character Studio for Max (and a few other figure animation tools) and believe me when I tell you, Poser is INFINTELY easier to use, and you can get similiar or superior results. Poser can't do everything, but it does what it was designed to do VERY well ... IF you take the time to learn how to use it properly. -Tim