Well, I took cutcopypaste's suggestion to start. Here's what I have. I'm not happy with the fact that UVMapper (.25e beta) keeps telling me that the UV info coming from Carrara is invalid, nor am I happy with the way Carrara handles importing its own OBJ files, even before I have UVMapper resave it with the new map orientation. Notice how the lines aren't as sharp anymore? And the color is off. I can't get the wood and grain to look right without sacrificing the black of the pencil lead. Kixum's idea reminds me of Bryce and that may be an easier, albeit more costly, solution. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the suggestions.