"I find it harder to create the sharp, stepped looking dropoff between body groups, in DS. It appears that if something falls outside of a bend zone DS still takes a row of polygons and from a neighboring figure and bends then, rather then leaving a sharp dropoff."

I noticed much the same while I was working on the scaling of the M4 gens. It took a super fine adjustment of the scaling to get them to smooth out in Poser. I did get them to smooth out but it is a very fine line.

"I don't particularly subscribe to the idea that "It's a poser bug" or that the kids are 'badly rigged", or taht DAZ is "abandoning Poser user support" , but it's obvious that some differences between those two do exist."

I dont either, Poser rigging is old and the settings are touchy, but they do work. I have not had the chance to sit down and look at the kids yet, I keep meaning to and will eventually. I think Daz is moving on in the direction that further development of D/S takes them, it may or may not bring a rift between the two comunities. But I had been reading over in the Daz forums that they are going to support the new rigging options in Poser 8 and PP 2010. So perhaps things may turn out for the better, and any split is likely some time away.  I like Poser even for all its faults, and either way I think the comunity will deal with whatever the future brings. If the two split I dont think it will really kill either one.

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A HOMELAND FOR POSER FINALLY