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Yeah, David, Basic is a pretty – er – *basic* programming language!<g> I'm no expert, but it seems to be characterized by commands that are relatively english-like and easy to use. Operative word there is relatively. Using the scripting language, you should be able to create, save, recall, sell, trade, etc. keyframe data in a much more robust way that ever before. For instance, you could define a pivot point in an object and, using the scripting language, rotate it with floating-point accuracy. Complete control of move, rotate, scale, hide, and morph keys will be included in the feature set. You'll even be able to create collision-detection situations along with other data-driven animations, which should be a great thing for forensic animators. I'm sure that when we see the examples that will ship with the release, many more applications will become obvious to all of us. Either BobB or JoeF called this feature the "sleeper" of the release, because of it's potential power. Awesome whale animation, by the way, David. I hope to see what else you're cooking up! -Alan