First off, the scene I'm trying to create is like the Burly Brawl from The Matrix Reloaded. There are a lot of figures, in many different positions all interacting with each other, so simple replication is not a solution. I'm not sure if proxy is the right term, but what I'd like to do is have very simple, low-rez figures that I can position in the scene, that will then be replaced by the real figure at render time. Could this be possible through scripting (which I know nothing about, sadly), or might this be more a thing for one of the pro programs like Max (assuming Max can do it)?