OK a quick update as I have to get ready to work I have just done a quick export of the cherry tree at the following res mesh 30.50meg and texture size 4936, and even with the camera right in the tree it was just about spot on with the leaves. Perfect! I think if you have a low spec machine like mine it is better to export the parts indevidualy so you get a better export, and go for as high a res as you can get away with. Things are realy starting to look up, will post new results tomorrow. (will try c4d format too, but seems to work fine with 3ds!) Videodv.