A question for the OP... How did you overcome the geometry distortion that occurs when trying to use exported SketchUp models in Poser?  I've tried exporting as a obj frome SketchUp Make and the SimLab OBJ exporter plugin many times. Sometimes it works and sometimes I get crazy distortons in the geometry. From what I've been able to find out, the problem has to do with the way SketchUp builds the geometry and arranges the normals. 

I can get better results using AutoDesk's free FBX exporter. But in a lot of cases I  have to fix normals and distortions in my ancient copy of Cinema 4D or ZBrush 4 R6 ( for some just opening the OBJ in Z Brush fixes the mesh. I'm still a super noob in that program so I have no clue how it works).

The reason I persist with SketchUp is the large selection of free models on 3D Warehouse.  Otherwise I would have given up a long time ago.

As for Blender.. I've tried repeatedly to learn it over the years, but the program and my brain just can't work together.  It's a shame because it looks like a  great program and you sure can't beat the price!