I have to say this feature drives me mad on frequent occasions. Using gimbal thingummy may be convenient for anatomy, but if you are trying to get a prop in place, it screws up bigtime. The smart solution would be to have optional rotational parameters: e.g. a dial for "rotate local X" and another for "rotate global x". Part of the problem is the schizoid nature of Poser. On the one hand, you can argue that it is designed as a figure creation tool ONLY and that all scene manipulation and rendering should be done in another app. On the other hand, Poser is clearly being positioned as an all-in-one tool, while clearly lacking the facilities for being a good one. Improving the render engine is in vain when the basic tools are screwed up.