Okay, are you setting the texture so that changes apply to the whole figure? If there's a dragon on the texture, but it doesn't show up when you render it, it certainly sounds as if you're only applying the texture to part of the figure. Which is deforming, the arm or the shield? Are you trying to parent the arm to the shield (this is something I had a habit of doing when I started with Poser). Hope this helps some and, if you need further help, contact me here or via e-mail Paul