Good idea, but I thought of it. That's not the problem.

Ajax, could you do this quick experiment for me?

New File:
Take a Cylinder from Props: Prop Types.

Increase Y scale to 200%. Decrease X and Z scale to 50%.

Add a second cylinder.

Widen cyl_2 to 150% x and z.
Shorten cyl_2 to 50% y.
Move cyl_2 up with a yTran of .060.

Apply a Z rotate to cyl_2 of 45 degrees.
Center it on the shaft with an X tran of .030.

Now go into the Object menu for cyl_2 and set cyl_1 as its parent. (Or do it with the Hierarchy Manager, doesn't matter.)

Does cyl_2 go crazy, or not?

If not, and if you also are running under Windows, then there's something wrong with my application, and I'll reinstall.

Anyone reading this and running Poser under Windows is welcome to try the same experiment. (What the heck, try the Mac version too.)

Thanks!