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Michael, I'll let Mike handle the manual issues, but let me tackle your path question. To have an object follow a path, first add the path to the stage. The path may be created in the stage editor or in the detail editor. In the action editor, delete the position bar for the object which you wish to assign to the path. Then, add a new position bar for the length of the animation. Select Follow Path from the Position requester. Enter the name of the path (usually PATH). You can set acceleration/deceleration along the path, etc. by filling in the requesters. The most important thing to remember regarding paths is that objects always follow paths along their Y axis. Therefore, if you're like me and you build objects facing the -Y direction, you will often find your o object backing up along a path! Just remember to reorient the axis so that positive Y points out along the logical front of your object prior to saving it and loading into the Stage. Hope this answers your question. –Rick Rodriguez