Mark:

It sounds like you have a solid work flow for dealing with this constant issue (it crops up on almost anything I try to use in Carrara to one extent or another).  I used to use Poser 7, but since using Carrara, I'm spoiled.

If you walked through how you do the custom shader tree and use of the reference shader option, I'm sure many would benefit.

Klebnor

Lotus 123 ~ S-Render ~ OS/2 WARP ~ IBM 8088 / 4.77 Mhz ~ Hercules Ultima graphics, Hitachi 10 MB HDD, 64K RAM, 12 in diagonal CRT Monitor (16 colors / 60 Hz refresh rate), 240 Watt PS, Dual 1.44 MB Floppies, 2 button mouse input device.  Beige horizontal case.  I don't display my unit.