Hi Dave, Thanks for your reply-I will try that normals/harden edges suggestion. Unfortunately I am at work so I will have to send a screen grab later on so you can see about that lines issue. That main big object is like the entire base for the masterplan and was exported as an obj. from Sketchup so I was expecting some weirdness but two things make it strange-one is the fact that the sides look fine (no strange lines) and two-the yellowish cubes were created in Maya so whatever is causing it is apparently not an import issue. I am curious of your opinion in general on the lighting-do you think it is ok or would you suggest using physical sun and sky?