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Martin, >>What is the best way of animating water in rayman, to get good >>reflections? Well, there are may forms of water. A basic water surface of an ocean is very easy by using a waved or rippled grid with a few morphs between the different objects. To simulate water blobs or flowing liquid it would like to use metaballs but I think we have to wait for RayMan 2.0 for 3DSMAX. BTW: a nice water effect is the use of different materials. You can assign a different refraction index to each material and then morph between them. This simulates molecular whorls in the water. That`s what makes water looks like real! The render caustic option of RayMan is very helpful, too. Do you want to be part of the RayMan 1.5 beta test team? I can send you the actual beta release via e-mail if you want. I believe that MetroLight would be a great tester… Michael