ohhhh hahahah it works now. didnt realise that engine mouse and actual mouse had to be snapped together
mouse_mode = 1
and snapping worked. thanks heaps.

just another question tho - any ideas as to why i cant get a model into the map?

i made a sphere, put it into the level editor, built the map and loaded it into the game.

the primitives created by the level appear (i tested with a cube etc.) but the sphere just wont load