I can't tell you how thrilled I was to find out that Meta C included the full version of Painter 3D with the poser 4 CD's, FOR FREE! Painter 3D is one awesom program which I could not EVER live without, and the documentation is beyond reproach. Has someone yet written to CL about sharing their version of Poser's 3DS export with the makers of Max? Because, Poser's 3DS export is simply awesome, specially in how the textures and transparencies flawlessly carry over to other programs.