You can do the job with 3DStudio and 3DStudio MAX, but you need to convert the files to .obj format first. I assume you can do it with Truespace, though I've never used it so can't be sure. The best thing to do is download all the tutorials from bushi's site, http://www.spiritone.com/~bushi and when you've read them and experimented a bit ask on the forum again if you get stuck. Bushi used RDS5 but the principle's the same. One day I plan to do some tutorials using MAX, in fact I started them, but other things intervened. One day..... After you've read bushi's tutorials you should download my poseable pearl necklace from the Free stuff page and then examine the .obj and .phi files in a text editor you'll get the idea. Good luck, Maz