I HAVE 3ds Max...bought it as a "businesss" expense. I cannot make head nor tail of it. I think one reason that I am so fond of Rhino, and, even amapi, is that their forums are GREAT. I tried the Max forum, when I still believed that I had enough grey matter to comprehend it within a reasonable timeframe. I found that forum to be quite intimidating. There are many good modelling programs out there. Alot of them are still free. Try www.anim8or.com. There is a good free one to get you started on "morphing" your existing poser figs and their clothing. (Also, my FIRST one...free, and, good.)