We've had a few threads in the forum covering this kind of topic. One of the conclusions that has been drawn is that every orgainzation does this kind of stuff a little bit differently than most others. From this you can conclude that there are many ways to skin this cat. I would suggest (in addition to whatever else other people post) that you do some serious study and research into the software you have and perform some test animations to get yourself familiar with the technical terms, challenges and options. I've threatened to make some final decisions on my Tie Fighter project and I'm still wallowing around in despair! I'll toss this question out to the mods and see what they think. If I hear something useful, I'll post here. -Kix

-Kix