heyas; oh, okay. coolers and caparisons and what-all. thanks guys! i'll see what it looks like with the neck piece invisible, that might look more like a regular blanket. i'll try that, too, jafo; sounds intriguing. okay, in rhino, i had the top view of the horse, and hit the 'drape' thing. and then you drag a rectangle around what you want to drape. and it kinda drops the rectangle so... well, so it's draped over the obj. that's why it follows the horse's spine, and has those folds around the leg areas. that is, i meant i couldn't drape my shape on the horse, i could only drape a rectangle(square) on the horse. does that make more sense? :) thanks, guys!