This is a real long shot Peevee but is the far left dot next to the big Bryce render button on? This button turns textures off so everything you render is the default gray. That's the only thing I can think of becuase all Bryce's import formats support some sort of texturing. Some, like DXF, only support solid colors while .OBJ and .3DS supports solid and image textures. HTH; Dan