I see where your comming from, though in my thinking each scene is different and each lighting setup is different. Even if the mesh came in with better defualt values they still would need to be worked on due to differance in lighting. It would definently be a bonus if the mesh came in with the transperancies applied right though. As you say its more of a problem with how poser saves files then Bryce's import ability. Even then.... using the Pro Pak plugin for Lightwave yields horrendous results that need to be worked on each time. Even though it could be useful I am sceptical on exactly how useful it is. Griggs