Thanks for the big response. Just some additions. Why is it not good to remove unwanted dials from the *.cr2? Only because it's hard to get them in again or is there another reason? You are right Ajax, the overhead is not that big, it's true, but the dials do not make sense for the column. I thought about your idea PhilC and I will do smart props that attach to the column, later. I think the base column should be one figure. Thanks maclean, I already removed the Taper Dial. Numanoid, when I'm done, I will write a tutorial (my first one) about what I did. I think there will be a lot of people interested and I think I owe this to the community for their help. Thanks to all - Walter