OK, I took three ball props and exported then as a .obj file. When I imported the .obj it came in as a single prop. As another try, I built a quick .phi pointing to the exported .obj then ran that through the HConverter. That worked fine. None of the earlier problems. Unless someone can add some something about the HEditor that I don't know (a VERY real possiblity) I'd suggest putting everything together in Max, exporting the .obj, making a .phi and creating the figure using the HConverter.