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Hi Larry, Yes, external info can be brought into Swivel to manipulate both geometry and motion. The key is the small white booklet "Swivel 3D Script Command Set" that ships with the package. Most, if not all, of Swivel's commands can be specified in a simple text file that's imported as a "Swivel Command Script." This script is written in a text editor, and can incorporate data either copied or imported from a spreadsheet. Page 45 shows a small example of Command Scripts in use…it's a very powerful, although littleknown option. btw, if you're doing actual motion simulation, have you looked into a package called "Working Model" from Knowledge Revolution? They're the folks who produced "Interactive Physics." WM was released 2-3 months ago, for both animators and mechanical engineers. Its motion scripts can be brought into Macromedia Three-D, and Swivel models can then be animated and rendered. If your work involves Xpos, Ypos, Zrot movement, then Working Model is very cool. Regards, John Dowdell Macromedia Tech Support PS: Although Macromedia didn't bring its booth to MacWorld/Boston this year, folks were all over the place showing MacroModel 1.5, Director, Smart 3D and others…did you catch any demos of Smart 3D?