I'd go for Bodystudio...  I bought MAX7 years ago, then the upgrade to MAX8 and never really got serious with modelling as I intended when purchasing.  Now after a break from MAX & Poser, I'm wanting to get back into both...  BUT, Animating and such in Poser (of course) and rendering in MAX8!!!  I was totally against the entire concept of a plugin (Bodystudio) costing more than what my last upgrade price for Poser was so I always dismissed Bodystudio!!!  Pffffffftttt!!!

NOW...  totally re-thought that and I'm thinking about what in my budget can I do with out in order to get me some Poser meets Max8 thanks to Bodystudio lovin' going on!!!

Did some reading in various forums and think Bodystudio is the best way to achieve what you ( and I ) want to accomplish!!

Of course...  there's always Poser Pro Pack but I think that only works with MAX versions 3.1 to 5 or something!! 

Gerard

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