I did model a very simple physics for it though, and it's still 2Li, so it's usuable.  Happy about that.  I haven't bought a couch in a while.  What are they now, Li wise?

that varies.. i had one with 2.. right now i have one with 7.. i have seen some with more

you need a light down under it to lighten it up when baking

li wise that is awesome.

thanks. I put two down under, and I tried switching from hemis to spots, tried changing the intensity, toning down the intensity of other lights in the scene, etc. I only have 4 lights total though,

so maybe 7 is the trick!

hmm having 2 down there should give some lighting O-o i would have to see a screenshot of your set up to know more

i usually just make an AO bake and apply it to a texture in ps, so i can lighten things up if they are super dark