Communion, theres an easier way: just assign the materials inside 3Dmax AND give them names other than "material#1" (for instance, "gunmetal", "blade" etc). When imported, Poser will asign each material tha same default values (shiny grey). Set the values you want for each material and then save tho the pp2 library. Et voila! This way the only material Poser will add will be "preview", the one for the box-style display.