Well, that varies person to person. Everyone has their package that they like because it fits their needs and the software is built like they think. I think max, xsi, maya, are a bit expensive to be just a modeler. LW is getting cheaper (thank you newtek) and supposedly has a great modeler as well as a wealth of features.(I've never used it though so I can't say) However I think it would be overkill for what your doing. Rhino is a great modeler for all kinds of stuff. The learning curve on rhino is (as someone in the rhino forum put it) like walking down the sidewalk in kansas. You can generate a mesh of any number of polygons from the NURBS model to export to poser. I would suggest rhino, but then again I'm bound to be a little bias because I'm a rhino guy myself. Try the demos and see what works for you ;) Laterz -Modulok-