Acadia, Check out another posting, that is newer than this thread. It is titled: My first 'more than 1 figure' render since SR1..and guess what ? There is a good link about texture maps and the effect they have on the render process. I actually just learned something new from it. I have always assumed, bigger is better. In other words, I figured, put the best texture on something that the render process can handle. That is not the case. The link will explain better than I... Hope this helps!