Hi, Gster. Thanks for your quick answer. That's ONE section explained. Now I just have to 'work out' how to make the damned lights turn on... and ( hopefully ) whine through the 'Window'. Even though Kurt says that having the "Transparency" on the plane's geometry would allow the room to 'flood' with light from the 'Directional Light' outside ... my area remains in pitch blackness. At the end of that 'step' Kurt gets his first shadows on the floor at the click of a button as soon as he turns "Maya Software" lighting on and sets Shadows and with 'Ray Trace attributes' to 'On'. But no matter WHAT I do ... I still have an entirely lightless environment. Do you have the 'missing' Step for this one up your sleeve anywhereGster.?
It has been driving me insane for MONTHS when I have been trying to get lights to show up on my own waiting for a Tutorial to 'point me along the way'.
Thanks for your Help with the Transpariency, though. That's ONE step closer, I guess.