it me again, when i did set the capability in the enumKids to
PickTool.setCapabilities((Node) sg, PickTool.GEOMETRY_INTERSECT_INFO); PickTool.setCapabilities((Node) sg, PickTool.GEOMETRY); sg.setCapability(PickTool.INTERSECT_FULL); i get the error shown below: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Improper level at com.sun.j3d.utils.picking.PickTool.setCapabilities(PickTool.java:265) at GraphicDisplay.enumKids(GraphicDisplay.java:452) Isaac =========================================================================== 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".