I don't know if the lite version can import animation, make the simu and then only do a static export. If not: the complete is mandatory because making animation simulation even for static render is one of my scenario

Personally, I don't do global animation exports from VWD because I systematically make some drape adjustments on one frame (generally the last one) so I export only this frame (static). If it's not the last frame (rarelly) I go in DS4 on the same frame.

But there are so many roads to Rome :-)