Thanks for the response. :o) I want to make some spheres that represent "worlds". The planets Arakis, Geidi Prime, and Kaitan come to mind. Remember one of the early scenes in David Lynch's D U N E? You could request information a particular planet with a voice command (using a console I think) and up popped the planet with a small printout of the world's geology, population, precipitation and so on. Like a fancy Atlas I suppose. :o) Another use would be to make a rotating "Earth" that is linked to a database of members of a group/club/community and indicates the location of members in selected regions. When the mouse hovers over Australia for instance, a list of the Aussie members is diplayed. I think I can get access to Bryce but I'm not sure about 3D Studio Max and Maya. What sort of animation is recommended for use in Webs? I understand Gif animation is common but for anything else is Flash the recommended? I can see I have plenty to learn. :o) I need to do a good foundation course I think. Starting with Gifs and moving up step by step. :o) Thank you.