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Dietmar – As a DXF "expert" maybe you could help me with this – Any & All – I'm working with a DEM file (digital elevation model) supplied (originally) by the government (US Geological Survey) for an island off the coast of the US. This DEM will need to be imported into 3DS, and will have a previously ortho-rectified satellite photo mapped to it. The firm I'm working with is offering to convert this DEM into whatever "flavor" of DXF I prefer (we've already tested to see if the shareware converter available here can convert it, or if it can be brought into Vista Pro for conversion – no on both counts). I will be working with the file in 3DS, so I want the format that preserves the proper amount of model complexity and integrity during the import process, and creates a model that is at the same time not unnecessarily complex (a tall order, I know – considering the dicey nature of DXF importing!) In the "save" dialogs of the Photoshop plug-in Cybermesh, I've seen these references to types of DXF files – NxM DXF, 3D Face DXF & Polyline DXF. Which type does 3DS prefer? Does anyone have a foolproof method/source for converting DXF files, should I have problems? TIA for the help! bob weil envision graphics