Alternative "combine figure" to Poser Game Dev?

Deej_232931

Hey, all

Have seen the ad words for the "combine figures" command in the Game Dev version of Poser. I'd love to be able to do this--I could use my rigged Poser figures in something with decent controls (like 3DS Max) with that. Unfortunately, even if it was on 50% sale I couldn't afford Game Dev (nor is that single feature worth the price of admission); argh.

So, question: are there any utilities or programs out there (preferably free or shareware, but low-cost might be possible) that perform that function? Combine a figure and its clothing figure(s) into a single, no-extra-polys figure, with a single bones rig working on it all? (I know I could haul the figure and the clothing/s into a modeler and remove the hidden polys myself, combining the resulting simplified figures into a single one, but that's awfully labor-intensive, and I'd rather find a simpler method.)

Thanks!

Davey