Need... Help?

Okay... Im getting proficient with flash, photoshop, and all... But I need to render my creations so I'm not constantly having to draw a new pose, scan, color, and shade. It is SOOOO time consuming. I need a good, basic(if... thats the word...) 3d renderer with cel-shading capabilities. 3dsmax looks good... But Then again, so complicated. If I'm looking in the right direction, then by all means, say so. I'm making an anime fanservice that alot of people are looking forward to, and I want it to be as consistent as big industry name's work. I'm just looking for something to pose ragdolls I create and they have to be:

1. Able to be cel-shaded without having to press a button sequence whenever I want to pose the model.

2. Number 1.

Thanks.