Hi -- I am trying to write text on the screen that will always face the viewpoint. I've put a Text3D object within an OrientedShpae3D object. The only problem is that the text does not show up anywhere near the point I specify in the creation of the Text3D object. The other strange behavior is that the location of the text3D does not seem to be fixed. When approached by the view, it seems to retreat. Would using the Billboard object be a better idea or is this problem fixable? Danny =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".