"So not sure, how to really get around it, but its definitely not easy i think to sell characters and make them popular as well." Maybe a multi-level approach is needed.

"But alas the fitting room did very little to increase the popularity of pauline, Paul ,Dawn Dusk, Scarlett or "EF Steve. They all languish in relative obscurity and will likely continue to fade now that a not so crippled G3 female can be rendered in poser 11." Could be then if someone was going to make a figure then they would need to go beyond G3's capabilities.

"I've never had the thought to make just one mesh and then just make morphs for it. I've never thought to limit my self. Why would I build my own prison." You've just given me an idea. Thank you.

"Genesis may well be good but each version also attracts a percentage that buy because it is the latest and greatest and they will quickly move to Genesis 4 when that is launched. The days of one figure dominating has gone, there are going to be more and more figures with reduced support compared with V4." Hopefully, we're moving in the right direction to achieve that.

What metrics are you using to define "popularity"? Is "languish in relative obscurity" a fancy way of saying Not sold at Renderosity? Go look at the members online widget in the upper left hand corner - it is down 50% since the last site "upgrade" and the Prime debacle. Renderosity is no longer the place to be. And it is for the most part, self-inflicted. Membership may be down too because of the economy.

"I think the loss of RDNA is a shame from the point of view of older stuff that will be retired - I get a lot of use from recycled clothes for older figures - and it's annoying from the point of view of relocating the official forums. But I don't see it as some kind of death blow for Poser. I strongly suspect that large numbers of Poser users may not even notice." I hope they do notice and become more active in the Poser community because of it.

Again, if you are going to make a figure for Poser, step 2 should be obtaining a reference and setting your models proportions. Both male and female.