> Quote - once again.. off topic.. but does anyone know why an object i created in 3ds and exported and an obj would be invisible when i imported it into studio?

If the object is in Daz Studio's scene tree but not visible then it may be down to the scale you imported at, use the Frame Camera option to check it has loaded.

Back to the freebie lights, I may do some more floor lamps but here is what I've done so far. Hope you like them :)

They are made so Reality recognises the bulbs and puts them in the lighting tab, so all you have to do is re-name the group and adjust the wattage etc.