what version of vue are you using!!! because you shouldn't be saving poser characters/figures/props as a 3ds file!!! instead just save it as a pz3!!! be sure to import your ship first(in poser) before importing figures,otherwise they(props) will sometimes parent themselves to a figure on import!!!(so if you move an arm,the ship might move aswell) you'll never render a multi-figure scene in poser,so i'd go with the vue render!! but you could create the whole people on deck scene in poser!!!then import it into vue and light it!!! somebody else may be able to help better but you need to say which version of poser and vue you are using!!!!!!!!!