You should be able to do this in the standard version with the loft command. Make sure your selection mode is in "Edge" mode (Third icon from the left in the selection tab). window select the top edge(s) of the skirt, then shift select the ring and the lower edge from the top object - then select the loft option - you should have your connecting surface. Good modeling practice would be to avoid lofting edges with mismatched numbers of points to keep the mesh clean and easy to edit and texture. wayne k guam usa