Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated.

I can now load the required models etc and work on the scenes. :)

Yes I added in additional comment without refreshing my browser, no offence intended.

They are .obj converted from .lwo.

Thanks will give the import a try, i am still learning the interface and tying to figure out ways to do things I used to do in Lightwave...

I mean I want to add more objects\models to a scene.

e.g. I have a street and I want to load in several cars to the street.

Do I just copy the models to the directory structure or is there a...

I am still learning Maya on the student version 2012, previously used Lightwave 3D.

How do I load other models into a current scene and is there a way to load other parts of other scenes e.g. the...

Figured it out.

Select the model, right click, go to Faces, Highlight the Faces needed, Right click again and you have a choice of assigning materials.

Its a bit fiddly but it works.

Thanks, works but its going to take me time to get used to this way of adding materials.

I can go back in to Lightwave Modeller and create the surfaces but would rather do all in Maya. Must be a way to do this...

My imported models to Maya only have one surface and I require to resurface them and add material in Maya but am unable to find a easy way to do this?

I used Lightwave 3d previously and I could...