Anthony, I have read it. It's a big step up from the P4 manual, but it still leaves huge gaps. I've ben referencing the Materials section today, so I'll harp on that. It gives a light explanation of what the different slots and nodes do, but doesn't explain in many cases WHY you'd use them. It does not discuss using specularity maps or using maps to mask reflectivity, even though those are concepts new to Poser. For each alternate specularity option, it says, "defines a model for calculating highlights," without bothering to tell us in what ay they are different. Also, there are things like, "The Diffuse_Color attribute specifies the diffuse color," which is the sort of thing one often finds in computer-related items. I just love when I'm installing something and I get a list of options. To find out more about each option you can click on it and text will appear in a box below. One option will be "Widget Master Deluxe" and when you click on it the help text will be "Install Widget Master Deluxe." It's just not helpful. :) There should have been a walk-through tutorial for each room. I'm looking more forward to your fiction book. :) Phoenix