well, i tried it, i downloaded various 3DS versions of the models on this site: http://www.theforce.net/scifi3d/starwars/alliancecraft.html but they all give this error: "an unexpected error has occured(invalid format) btw, i have to select "all files (.) to see the 3ds files when i want to import them. maybe yuo can give me a link to a model that does work with your bryce, so that i can test it.