Thanks bwtr, 
Your right, being lazy. Have tried in doudt. obj will not hold pose, just reverts the figure back to the start pose.
DXF, was close, held the pose but lost all domains, textures and mapping. Did have a nice white colour finish though.
3DS, Yes, this worked a treat, saved the pose, domains and mapping. Have to rebuild the shader tree. small price to pay.
Thanks again.

ANGER. IS THE BEAST WITHIN.