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Hi Bruce, ->"I am trying to figure out how to bevel text in 3D studio." I think the most common mistake I've seen people make when beveling text is trying to create their bevel *inside* the outlines of their typeface character. In otherwords, they create the bevel deformations using ranges less than 100% up to 100% and back again. Check to make sure that you are scaling the bevel values starting at 100% to a larger size and back to 100%. Large interior bevels usually produces the "first level…distorted" effect you are describing. Leave the "1st" level alone, and scale your bevel deformation % larger. If you absolutely must create an interior bevel, you need to select a typeface with large stroke widths that have enough interior room to build the bevel. Good luck, -Heinz.