Hello All, I've been a member here at 'Rosity for a few years. I've been a Poser 4/3dMax 4 user since the beginning. Most of the time my work consists of still imagery. Poser I own, but 3DSMAX I don't. I had been given version 4 to learn on a few years back from work and hence don't have the company support for it. It is also now three versions behind. While I love it's abilty to edit mesh's and it's traditional 3d program layout, I don't have the cash to buy a new version of the program. ($2000 or $3000) It's only a hobby after all. I also want to be able to do a lot of outdoor images and have the tech support of the program maker. Long story short, I've been looking at Vue as a new tool for me and I've downloaded the version 5 d'esprit trial. I immediately liked what I saw by following the quick tutorial on the e-on site, but once I started to try it with poser, I've been a bit more nervous. Here are some questions I have before I go and decide to plunk down the cash for a new program. 1 - What are the main differences between the pro version and the d'esprit versions. I've read the website, but would like a more user-friendly explanation of the differences. I have noticed that the handling of objects seems a bit more clunky compared with max, but perhaps that's due to my newness with the program. Does the pro version have more tools for manipulating objects? 2 - Does the d'esprit version have any tools for mesh manipulation? I.E. when a poser figure "pokes through" the clothing, I can pull on bits and parts of the mesh in max and fix the poke through. Can this be done in Vue? 3 - Can Sub-parts of a mesh be edited. In max I have the ability to click on polygons/faces/or whole groups within a single mesh. I.e. when a poser figure is brought in, the hair becomes one with the figure (if it was parented). Can this object be separated from the body? 4 - In max, the starting scene is just all black. A figure renders in black, etc. In vue there is a horizon, haze, sun, etc. Can I get a similar setup to max where all that renders is the object? 5 - the Vue 5 d'esprit version is supposed to have the ability to quickly create multiple versions a plant, and the new one would be different than the first. In order to do this, I have to go into the plant editor each time, instead of just clicking where I want the new plant. How do I use this "solid growth" thing. (sorry for the description, I'm not even sure what it's supposed to do in the first place) I may have more questions, but for now that's all I can think of. Thanks for your help. I really like what I see with Vue, but am finding the change a bit hard. Thanks, Dragontales