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Jack, If you want quad patches, you need to get an output like a Wavefront .OBJ file. I know that some programs like Lightwave can create .OBJ files. Almost all programs that run on the SGI will generate quad patch output, but some are not exportable very easily. .RIB files that are prepared for Renderman are usually ascii files that are quad patch, although some RIB types are triangular, like the output from Crystal Toaz 4.0, or Strata Studio Pro. (used with Mac Renderman) MAC programs like Form-Z can also make .RIB files. 3D Studio cannot handle patches at this time. I don't know what the outputs from 3DS MAX will be, but I doubt it will be RIB. I would call PIXAR and discuss this issue with a tech. There doesn't seem to be any effective way to convert polys to patches, but they would know if anybody does. Good Luck Sanford