You can do all of your set-up in Carrara if you like, since you are able to load Poser content through the runtimes.

But none of your specific Poser materials will work, and most other textures will need to be tweaked within Cararra to reduce shininess and adjust bump. Cararra handles displacement totally differently, and that would need to be added manually in most cases.

No quick "make/render art button" here.

Any python scripts you're used to using in Poser are not supported by Cararra either.

It's a good program, and has some great lighting options, plus the ability to create landscapes within the program itself. And it has a modeller. But if your just looking for a different render engine for Poser, be prepared for lots of tweaking on everything.

I switch back and forth between the two, still learning Cararra. Since I'm so used to Poser, I often just go back to it because I'm faster with it's features through long-term usage.

-- Jeff