hi max, i was having the same problem. everything looks great when you first place the model, and the next time you open the file, no textures. i solved the problem by adding my textures to the browser. i'm not sure if doing this before saving your model to the browser has any impact or not. but i do the textures first, then the model. seems to work. all my shaders have specific names, so i don't know if that is an issue. -scott