Thanks for trying to help but that doesn't seem to be it. I checked the heirarchy window and the 2 cyber figures I tried adding to vicky today, ie her cyber boots and cyber suit ,are turned on there but still invisible either in preview or a test render. I tried a couple of props as well but still nothing. Its still only a separate MAT pose that turns her whole nude body into a metal texture that works. It is independant of all the other figures and props that came with the set. Anyone else got an idea ? Might it be a Mac/pc compatibility issue even though the cyber set is sold as Mac compatible ? I just cant understand why one part of it does work, I would think nothing would if it is a platform compatibility thing. ( Big sigh, off to do something not on a computer )

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