robynsveil, the figure folder I work in is 150gig, 3/5 is poser format, 1/5 of that is DAZ items ;) The rest is a LWO, 3DS, .obj. I'm not limited to just poser content or just DAZ items.

And you are still waiting for some one to do it for you. Most all the DAZ PA's are the creative members of the commumity. And yes, those are the same ones that often enough, give it away.

I work with carrara because it is open ended. Meaning I can pretty well do what I want with what I get in there, remodel, retexture, start from scratch. Very, very few of my scenes aren't moded. Load and shot is not something I do.

Carrara 8 opens a pz3 fine, do it all the time. Oh wait that's right I actualy have to do something to them before I render, oh my what ever will I do. Heaven forbid I should have to spend a little time in the shader room.

That is what puts people off carrara, they actual have to do something beside load and shot.

Oh DAZ knows quite well there is no way to force me in to the CMS thing. I absolutly wont have it on my comp. I didn't trust it to begin with, certainly don't now. I really like to think that the folks at DAZ aren't foolish enough to make the virtual store the only option. Other wise "this isn't a case of DAZ shoting it's self in the foot again, this is DAZ wraping it's mouth around the end of a shotgun". 

Percision, I hate this forum set up. This is the only one I can't just do a simple copy and paste. This forum hasn't change in 8 years and it was anitquated then.

What I am pointing out is you can use poser content; as long as it doesn't end in a Z, in carrara quite well. Why work in a box when you can work out side ;) And you are right, Carrara doesn't fit in with Poser or Studio, it is so much more. Carrara is like 3Ds light plus poser  :D I mean I can use simmon and sydney as well as you can.