I think I'm gonna break down and buy either Lightwave or C4D. Is one or the other cleaner to work with when it comes to Poser? Do either of them allow you to import Poser figures complete with rigging or do you have to rerig yourself after import? My main interest is animation although modeling is important to me, too. I'm not concerned about a few hundred bucks for plugs one way or the other. I have Animation Master which is as good as it gets when it comes to rigging and animating, but it doesn't do polys. I've eliminated Maya, Max and XSI from consideration for different reasons. As a 'one-man-show-hobbyist' I'm not concerned about 'pipeline' issues. I realize this is highly subjective territory, but I'd still value your thoughts. Thanks for any guidance.

Message edited on: 02/05/2005 17:39