I havent used that program rick, but im assuming its a .3ds file its importing?

3ds file doesnt save smoothing groups, uvw maps, animation, or much of anything, its just pure points in space. You would have to re-do that stuff in the end program to get it.

If its importing a max (unlikely) it would work...

Also, Rick, if its possible, could you show a wireframe of that plane (or any of your planes) ... i havent modeled too many planes before...and i really cant think of how to tackle it...efficiently