My brain is quite Daz(ed) reading all these posts! I'm not going to break up with my gal V4 for awhile yet- although Antonia may become a friend

Not yet familiar with the colorcurvature script.

 

 I do know there is still a market of hobbyist/artists that use these programs recreationally- and most can't or will not spend the money needed for Maya or Max. As such our friends V4-and possibly Genesis are what we have.

 Having started with Poser2- for use in figure drawing-I can say that what we have these days is extraordinarily advanced by comparison. Eventually, more and more of the features of yesterday's high end become available at the low/mid end. I've also had Lightwave since version 6. A radiosity render with transparency, reflection/refraction/ caustics enabled would sometimes take 24 hours. I can do the same render with LW 9.6 in minutes to an hour.