this is probably my last post lol, so lets see if it makes anymore sense than others i have posted lol, try using a good hdr image on bb's envirosphere, then in the material room, click the default ground prop and in the advanced material settings, uncheck reflection lite multi and select shadow catch only, use idl and watch your figure become part of the scene, the backgrounds you mention are produced by vendors to save the majority of users having to do exactly what you mentioned above, very often the Bg's are part of a prop set with a foreground that matches the background...if that makes any sense, load a ground prop and remember to apply the same settings to the poser ground prop, use an image on any of the paper cove type props for similar effects.............

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