The DAZ forum is strickly DAZ propagand, you might get help, but few facts or truthes.

Hexagon is stricktly for modeling, and at the cost imposable to beat; especial with the Studio to hex bridge.

Carrara is not a Studio helper app, it is a stand alone and a great replacement for Studio, it does things Studio can only dream of. Think 3DS lite, not content staging; although it can use most poser/Studio content and some times better then studio.