Linda, you should not hesitate to upload here your problem image. This could be the best way for us to help you. One thing I can tell you is, if you render a terrain as it comes out from Vue, you only have a low resolution on it. Also do the following for all terrains you create (except the ones seen from very very far away: Double-click on the terrain or it's name in the world browser. This will open the terrain editor. Bring up the resolution (x2), this avoids black spots on your terrain. Play around with the other features you see there too. Concerning the figure, I have to see the image to see what's wrong. :-) Guitta