Quote - Well, from what it sounds like, LightWave must be just as peculiar as Poser when it comes to rigging, but in different ways. I was more thinking of what I read about programs like Maya and Blender. Anyway, Poser rigging doesn't allow me to do what I need to do, which is annoying. That was my only point.

No, Lightwave isn't known for its character animation/rigging tools. At least not for more complex characters. Although it can be done, it requires numerous 3rd party plugins and a whole lot of workarounds. Lightwave is and has been primarily a VFX program, which it excels at.

Although the bones and joints are more flexible in LW 9.6 than in any previous version, and very easy to use, tweaking them and setting up good IK and easily managed rigs is the main problem.