Some of you know I've just used the setup room for the very first time just this week. After 13 some-odd years of using Poser. Everytime I manage to overcome something, I get a sincere feeling of satisfaction, like I've "graduated" somehow ;o). But I fall into the "tinkerer" group of Poser users. If you look at my gallery you'll notice how sparsely populated it is. That's because I don't make pictures with Poser as much as I make stuff for Poser...lol. Then, there's the other camp. The ones who prefer not to have to tinker or to tinker as little as possible so that they can achieve their main goal - making pictures. Nothing wrong with either. Which way you go all boils down to what your main goal is; learning all aspects of Poser that you can, or making things easier for yourself so that you can get down to the business of making an image.

Perhaps that's something the OP should give some thought to first before getting/buying the associated programs :o). Are you a tinkerer or are you a renderer?

Before anyone twists what I've said the wrong way, I am in no way saying that one camp is better or worse than the other. It's all down to what interest you the most.

edit: for what it's worth, it was pjz99 that patiently and willingly led me through the process of using the setup room. And I fudged it a whole lot before I finally got anything to work right...lol. He was neither condescending nor impatient but very, very helpful indeed. I'm grateful.

Laurie