As Irony would have it, I'm about 3 months late on your post and I'm attempting to do the exact same thing. My name is Holly (Persephone) and I'm a recent Maya2011 purchasee. Yes I paid the BIG TICKET for it. Initially I was angry with the software because I thought it was just a ripoff - but the more i work with it - WOW! I'd just like to know if you (or anyone) has successfully rigged a model imported from Poser. I'm using poser 7 and the models import to Maya 11' excellently. THUS FAR.