Thanks a lot, Jeff!! Now I know where to start. ::

Lindy, I did try importing Vicky in ALL of the available formats (e.g. 3ds, obj, dxf, and so on...) and found out none of them quite seemed to work. Especially, 3DS came out to have rough polygons when imported so I'd say it is the worst format to choose. The most seemingly candidate is OBJ format, which gives you "relatively" smooth polygons and visible texture, which is nowhere close to a perfect fit.

If someone cannot figure out how to make it work in TS4, I don't think just buying TS5 won't make things better as far as importing Vicky is concerned. Too bad it's so complicated. :-)

Thanks for your thought.

lilmikee, if I were in your situation (i.e. a college student) I'd go for TrueSpace4 for the time being. I've been using TrueSpace for about 5 years and it goes back to my freshman year in college when I first got my hands on TrueSpace2. IMHO, there's no better entry-level 3D package than TrueSpace and it's definitely the most bang for the buck. Moreover, it comes with a number of functions that you can only find in pricy packages such as 3D Studio MAX and what have you. What's more impressive about v.4 is it comes with Radiosity function (allows you to procude more realistic render in terms of lighting) that's available only as an expensive plug-in even for 3D Studio MAX R3. TrueSpace is very versatile tool and it has lots of room to grow in. It may not have all the bells and whistles that others have but I think it will take you a while to master bones, NURBS modeling, precision modeling, Organic modeling, and a number of other cool stuff. By no means I am saying LW6 is not a good choice but only if you could afford it.... Give it a chance. You won't regret it. (Oh, check out my work at gallery. I built most of the objects used in "Morning Solitude" in TrueSpace4 because it's just clean and easy.) Hope this helps. ^_^

It's me again (Adonis) who started this particular thread. I very much appreciate your feedback/opinions. I've been searching & viewing a number of images created by using this new character. I did realize that there have been some significant improvements over Posette, yet still lacking the refinements for smooth bends & extension of joints I'd expect from what's now a $100-a-piece 3D-model. Especially, the cloths still seemed to produce some noticeable "zaggedness" at character's seemingly normal poses; same factor that really bothered me when working with Posette. I think I will be looking at more work that involve the usage of Vickey and ask myself the same question later on. I wish I had known that Vickey was temporarily selling for introductory price. ** sigh ** Thanks, all.