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By explode do you mean gets very big or goes all over the place in a spikey mess ?

yes a big spikey mess is what I have.... though I did try it with V4 I know she's a real PITA to import/export or she is sometimes

Quote - File>Export uvs in UVm ,,save .. Import saved obj into ZB.. save
 import saved ZB obj into UVm,, Import uvs in UVm,, save

Sorry to omit. I'm off my 3Dpc

Gets confusing

your right I'm confused    I'm really not sure what to do with the uv files. I saved them as well as the new obj's however I can't figure out what to do with them. they are not importable as far as I can tell into Zb2 or poser.