Found It! The problem was a result of having three lights with shadow casting on. This is the default light set up when I open more than one figure. So I'm a litle peeved at Poser for putting me through this agony ;-). I almost deleted my figure out of frustration. I'm glad I didn't do that. This one should go into the vault Poser help people. Next time you see this question. Remember to tell them only one light should have shadow casting enabled. Don't you all love it when I post answers to my own questions here ;-). ScottA