hmm wierd... "I might be upgrading soon to maya 8, from uni, not too sure if im looking forward to it though." yeah i woudnt aswell but we might all have to learn it sometime in the future maybe, you might get a headstart just wondering, can you post a picture of your gravity option box so i can see if i have accidently changed and clicked on something else. thanks, does anyone else know the problem or should i just reinstall maya 7? marlon