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John, I have a hunch as to what may be wrong. Disclaimer: everything in this message is pure theory, based on my perception of how Imagine works! Bricks are welcome. The Dots texture is three-dimensional, basically a 3-D grid of spheres. If a vertical plane passes through the exact center of the spheres, all the dots will be the same size, the size specified in the texture parameter screen. Now say you move the plane towards you (i.e. perpendicular to its surface). The plane still intersects the same spheres, but they'll all appear smaller because they're "sliced" closer to their surface. If you move the plane a bit more than the dots' radius, they'll seem to disappear. At this point, increase the dot size in the texture. Presto, the dots will reappear, because the plane now intersects part of the new, larger dots. Of course, they'll be smaller, since a smaller part of the dot intersects the plane, compared to the original placement, where the plane intersected each dot through its center. Why, you may have to increase dot size by as much as 3 to 1 to get the same result with the offset plane. :^) Now realize that this translation could be the result of moving the plane, or moving the texture axis. :^D Of course, we all know Imagine 2.0 has a handy-dandy new default placement for texture axes. B^D Maybe there is a connetion here? I suggest you go back and make sure your texture axes are where you think they are. Blaq!