hmmm... didnt mean to cast doubts on your fine 3d modelling ability. but creating a poser figure involves more than modelling, and with all the joint parameters and rotation orders and stuff... i just think it's easier to start simple and work up to it. :) i believe in truespace, you would use boolean cuts to 'slice' your mesh. philc's clothing tutorial (available on funstuff) shows him using boolean things to slice clothing. i'm not all that up on truespace, so i wouldnt know. :)