go to objects tab in inspire3d , select load from scene, and see if you have a file name and files of type dialog box...if you dont have these then there may be bigger issues going on since this is happening in both inspire3d and lightwave. (must let you know that i am running these apps in Win 2000, which is a step from MAC OS). if you still dont see those dialog boxes in Inspire3d then you may want to update(overwrite) your LWPANELS.P with a newer one, from newteks ftp site. this controls your inspire3d gui