MUAHAHAhahahaah.. dances round in near hysterical relief thanks galactron22... will be taking that suggestion on board re saving poses.. saving is something i dont do often enough in general as it is! lol lock actor in the objects dropdown menu was what i was looking for .. and HUGE thank you to Shoshanna for taking the time to point me at that.. knew it was there somewhere.. but sure couldnt find it :o/ lol Cheers everyone! :-)