Alright, I have a copy of poser coming in the mail soon (hopefully before the weekend) and already have 3d Studio Max. I have vowed to go get 3dm bewks tommorow so I may attempt to learn the software, but currently have a model I am trying to skin for my first project.

Its a Muurian Transport, but UVmapper dislikes it and won't create a PROPER UV map for the ventral and dorsal sides of the model.

If ANYONE knows how I could do that via 3d Studio max, or knows a friend or acquiaintence who may have an answer, could you try and find out? All the online tutorials I have found assume you have a fully comprehensive knowledge of the software, so it leaves out important bits that I'd really need to have included to USE the tutorial, such as where in the hell the sub menu they reference would in the umpteen trillion buttons on the UI...

If anyone out there actually WORKS with 3dsm, I could even send you the file I am using so you can have a "physical" reference to help me from.

Please, I REALLY wanna learn how to do this, but need an actual "This is How you use it, dumbass" book, not just a 3dsm for dummies (I hate those books... the three I own assume you have a working knowledge of the stuff you wanna use.) If anyone here hangs out on Furnet or uses YIM, you can try and catch me on those, or hell, even my rare appearences on SL.

Thanks to all who at least LOOK at this.

YIM: a_new_dawn3e
usual Furnet Nick: Allabaster
SL nick: Allabaster_Gupte