heyas; i've seen poser 5 do this on a file: new, but never on a file: open. first: where/how was the pz3 saved? from p4, from p5, pro pack? was it a file you saved? one you downloaded? is it a pz3 or a pzz? second... hmmm... when you select the file to open, how do you open it? double click on it? click on it, then hit the 'open' button? type the name in and hit enter? click on it and hit enter? right click on the name and say open? and at which point does everything disappear? when you hit the file name, or after you hit the button or enter? one thing you can try is: go to file: import: poser document or prop, and try to load the file that way. also, do you have the latest patch?