Hey, Lensman - Yeah, there are some frustrating differences -- like where do you find how to change the mapping mode on an object? (It's no longer in the object's properties, but rather in the texture room.) But the good thing is that everything you know and love from RDS is still there; it's just been moved. It's like that line by Dr. McCoy from the first Star Trek Movie. He shouts in exasperation as he's leaving the transporter room, "I know engineers. They LOVE to change things."