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Ted, >>Maybe you had forgotten to do a Materials/Update at some point?<< I don't know of any Materials/Update branch command in the 3DE. I Put it to the scene and saved everything, including the library. I'm trying it again with a combination of different texture maps and specular maps. In the ME the sample sphere looks "pretty" good. Part of the problem was that the bitmap needed to be scaled down a little. I tried a Bitmap/region fit but it wouldn't let me. (Invalid operation msg.) It just makes no sence to me. I've read the tutorials on the ME, read the ME chapters in "Inside 3D Studio, and the reference manual chapter on the ME. I also have a book on lighting and materials by Michele Bosquet. It all seems pretty straight forward, I hope something sinks in. I'll try it again, and if I get the same results, I'll send it all your way so you can see what I mean. You were right about the text, the faces just needed to fe flipped. I always render this particular image with the Force two-sided button on because the base of the lamp won't render right otherwise. I may try rebuilding it in 3DS. Thanks for looking, TIM