"You need Pro 14 to make characters.
Pro 14 & D/S Pro 4 are rather primative compared to C4D ,Max etc etc
There about 10 years behind in tech.
So if you aim to make characters in them expect to cuss a lot.
They support displacement maps. do not support vector maps."

Poser is ten years behind,  but it is solid when it comes to the basics.  I'll check out SM tomorrow.