BTW, EBob, let me put it this way: I'd rather import my figures as static meshes and re-rig them in Cinema4D than ever again try using Shade to render them. One of the worst examples of cross-program file interaction I've ever seen. To clarify for those who are curious about Shade's UI: the best way I can describe it is this: if the creators of Blender had actually designed its UI to be obtuse on purpose (rather than obtuse until you get used to it, and intuitive after), they still couldn't have come up with something like Shade. Shade is now in my all-time top 3 worst UI programs, which are as follows: Form*Z Quark XPress Shade Funny thing is, these three programs' UIs look very similar in many ways. Conspiracy, maybe? The plot thickens...