jacknimble posted at 3:53PM Tue, 13 October 2015 - #4233478

Ok so Poser and company are more for "plug and play" and the others are good if I want to build my own sets and characters from the ground up, basically? Would there be any reason to create characters and props in something like Blender, but do all the animation in iclone?

Yes, you can certainly do that and many do. Just realize that 3D packages are rarely designed for such a workflow. Trying to import a fully rigged, clothed, and especially, animated character from one program into another can be a crazy hassle.

You may want to check out MakeHuman, which has Poser-like character customization options. The CGCookie Flex Rig (https://cgcookie.com/resource/cg-cookie-flex-rig/) also has a lot of customization.

It is better to do one thing well, than to do many things and excel at nothing.