Hi Folks! Sorry, johnny, still no sympathy from me. Any person who makes a living from digital design would know--SHOULD know--enough to back up essential files, including software applications. Corruption happens. Your friend learned that the hard way. But giving him the .obj files is still illegal. I've been in the design business long enough to recognize clearly the differences between honest mistakes, bad habits, and lazy ethics. Your friend made an honest mistake. Most of the people who request files here fall into the other two categories. Peter (Dr Zik)