Veth....Pnurbs will smooth things out somewhat as it subdivides the faces...more faces..smoother mesh. I does do a fairly good job at rounding things out also..th efaces don't seem to be all in the same plane as the original face, though I'd have to really check this to be sure. If you render your figures in Max, just apply the Pnurbs when the scene is done...you never have to put up with the slowdown associated with the massive face count.