Jaymonjay, i have 512 mb ram, i have no idea how many polygons the model is because its a .exe file from DAZ and i hadn't tried to put it in a scene i was just trying to import it into bryce. I tried a reboot and i still got the same error. I'll give a reboot another go but this time i'll shut down all nonessential programs. Thanks Bryster, i'll remember to do some house keeping while i reboot ;)

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