dodger - "smart props" ... "internal name used has a :# added where # is the number of the heirarchical level" From what I've seen, that ":#" on a prop is the same as on a body part - it is the number of the figure to which the prop is attached. Regarding pose files: I have a smart props file that attaches several props to the selected figure. I have poses that modify those props. They work fine, even if that identical smart props file is added to two identical figures (e.g., two Posettes). Whichever Posette I have selected, the pose file affects the prop on that posette. To get this to work: delete ALL the ":#" from the pose file. - - - - - Regardless of technique, watch out for that Poser bug where when the second figure is first loaded, any operations (dial changes, pose loads) may affect the FIRST figure, even though the figure selector below the window shows the SECOND figure. Work-around is to select the first figure, then re-select the second figure. Now Poser really knows it is working with second figure.