it can also be done (& very easily) with the poser pro pack. The lightwave plugin has worked flawlessly for me since day 1. Prior to the ppp I used 3D exploration to convert lwo meshes to a poser useable format. They are now owned by Right hemisphere & you can find all the info about it here... http://www.us.righthemisphere.com/products/3dexplore/index.htm