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Hi Randy, I'm interested in this 3DExpres program you've mentioned. It sounds alot like Cybermesh for the Mac. Cybermesh works by scanning a grayscale image and mapping a 3D wireframe based on the value of gray in the pixel. Lighter gray maps higher/darker gray maps deeper. A similar feature in StradaPro led to the topography of that island called Myst. I have thought of some interesting uses for this and have been bummed out that it appears not to be ported over to the PC . I'd be very pleased if someone else has made a move to impliment this feature. Let me know how it all works out. BTW there is a program out there called InterChange by Synesis Corp. It supposedly can translate between a whole load of 3D formats across the PC, Mac, Unix and Amiga. It claims to do it's best to preserve textures and hierarchy info as well. I don't know anyone using it, but Sydesis is marketing a couple of CDs that have a bunch of wireframes translated into a variety of formats. BBTW I've imported alot of DXF files with 1.4 with no problems other than waiting for them to open up. Regards, Frank