Hey Poppi - I do the same; just import .3ds right into Poser 4. Do you have to convert it to an .obj to get a texture template out of it? Wait a minute - is that the only way to get a 'texture map'? Cause if it is it will explain why Phil textured a lamp for me when I posted a question asking 'how do I texture a .3ds object'... This is a major 'DUH' moment. Could someone explain this to me?