Aha, but that adds another $100 to the price of AM and maybe more $$-$$$ if you want some training material to go along. The difference in price collapses.
Look at the “Character Rigging” video (or other) under Character Tools section:
http://www.softimage.com/products/exp/hl2/default.asp?pg=quickstart/kfvt.htm
(Biped guides incl with XSI Fnd, quadruped not, but you can import ready-made guides)
Cheers,
Rune
You can export AM models directly from Wings. Works reasonably well though you still need to do some clean up to get the splines running in the proper direction. JoeW also has a method of getting poly models into AM. Do a search if you are curious. If you really want to do animation Animation Master is definitely a great way to go.
And do we really need another app flame war here? Where’s Wegg when you need him…
(Biped guides incl with XSI Fnd, quadruped not, but you can import ready-made guides)
Actually, both the biped and quadruped guides have to be explicitely imported from the XSI samples folder. But this is no big deal, because once you do this with either biped OR quadruped guides, “Rig from Guide” works like a charm.
BTW, I haven’t seen any flames yet. Just feature comparisons and discussion, and it DOES relate to A:M.
My $0.02: it’s not a flame war until personal attacks are made against someone, and it’s not an app war until someone starts bashing software X.
Shutting down a thread because the subject matter MIGHT turn into a flame/app war seems premature to me.
just MHO, of course.
Ok lets keep this on the A:M topic here kids. this isn’t the XSI forum. Points have been made and I think the thread is finished.
I’m going to lock this down, in the absence of wegg and he can yell at me if he wants. and while it may seem premature to some 
well… three posts down the road from yours it will be an app war and two (or fewer) from there it will be a flame war. Most of us old timers are a little weary from all that.
-David