Does anyone know how to apply a transparency map in Bryce so that the results are anywhere near what they are when applied in Poser? I know the procedure for applying maps in Bryce... but I made a loincloth transparency/texture map for Poser4 conformable skirt. When the transparency map is applied in Poser, it looks fine. When applied in Bryce, the object looks as though the diffuse/ambience settings are about +200 - i.e. very washed out. I set the ambience/specularity, etc. to 0 to little effect. Reducing the diffusion slider to 50 or so reduces the washed out effect, but also makes the non-transparent areas translucent. The only thing I can think of (but I haven't tried it, yet) is to alter the texture map with darker colors to compensate. I'd rather not do this. Any suggestions? What's up with the differences in the handling of transparency maps? ...oh... here's another one... What do I do with a .BR3 file? I downloaded the bryce teepee from Zygote's site. Tried importing the file from the menu, and I tried importing into the preset objects window. The file isn't recognized. I downloaded twice, so I know it wasn't a corrupt transfer. I'm using the mac version of Bryce 4. Any takers??? -ScottK