((((I would think most users of Poser from time to time fill a scene with multiple characters that all derive from the same .obj file & that Curious Labs would surely have beta-tested the product & found it out.)))) you can use more than one character in a scene....with the same geometry..provided the assigned materials are the same.. and the dials are twiddled the same...such as multiple posette's.... but when the custom characters are added in....with different shapes and materials.. you need to make a custom(copied) geometry any text editor will do for this ravenfeeder.... notepad...wordpad... or word....