I really don't know why the Poser UI is so baffling/unusual/awkward.  I mean you have a Parameters Panel with Parameters/Properties, a scene Panel, Lights Panel and Editing Tools Panel.  There are more but those are basically the essentials and to me, having those makes sense.  Everything else is accessable via a traditional menu bar at the top.

I find it less cryptic than many oddball 3D software UI designs out there, of which there are many.

Is is because the Panels don't roll-up/slide or can't be tabbed?

Comparitively, it no more unusual than Photoshop if you looked at it for the first time.  With the various palettes floating in the workspace...

I keep my UI somewhat Spartan with regards to the standard controls.  I despise the giant Camera Controls Panel and simply use what's atop the Scene Panel.  However, I know some folks like the former.

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