Hi, I use sketchup's multiple scenes along with a plugin called scene exporter ( http://www.smustard.com/script/SceneExporter ) to autogenerate all the .jpgs I use in my docs (LaTex). The filename is based on the the scene name and the ruby is relatively easy to understand and modify. SO.... If there was a way to print to a file via Ruby would that bypass the opengl rendering problem ? Unfortunately , I tried sending a scene to the printer and I got back the same black hole that's been described above. Thx,