On Saturday July 22 2006 10:10 am, Gene Heskett wrote: > However, I scanned my whole /usr/pix directory tree, several gigabytes > of it, without finding an image format it would load, including some > old lightwave stuff, and one of the menu's indicated it might be > looking for .blend files. Is there a publicly available repo of > suitable 'starter' or 'tutorial' files suitable for an elderly > greenhorn's use? Did you try "import" as opposed to "open"? They do list lightwave as one of the import possibilities. Try this site for some tutorials: http://www.blendernation.com/tutorials/ -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA