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Well, I have wanted to complete this tutorial on how to organize the Bryce preset folders for over a year now. It is finally done (I think)! Anyway, since I had to re-install Bryce, it was a perfect time for me to get the screen captures I needed and to try to organize my own folders. Hope this helps someone else too! Happy Rendering! Peggy

Also, for those of you who want a printable table of Bryce's keyboard shortcuts, be sure to check out Peggy's Quick reference card pdf under her tutorial section! Nice new tut, btw. :o) AS

..back up your presets... Peggy said in the first paragraph. AMEN! lol My HD took a dive twice in a row a couple of months back. One of the things that I had backed up on a CD was "Britt's Bryce libraries". Oh, man. I can't tell you how much I loved that CD! lol Well done job, Peggy! :))

Great work Peggy! And long time no type:-)

Thank you Peggy! This is quite useful.

Very useful Peggy thank you. 8)

Thank you, Peggy!! this is a great help. Is there a limit of how many folders or presets one can install in Bryce?

Thanks Peggy--love that quick reference card!

Hi jaydiva, I'm not sure on any limits, but I would keep things to a minimum. Bryce has to load all of the presets each time you start the program, so the more you have the slower Bryce can get. Also, these files can grow to 100s of MB for each preset. This really can cause your hard drive to become fragmented, which can also cause your computer to start running slower. My rule of thumb is if I am going to use the object for many pictures, then it stays in a preset, otherwise I create it in one of my temporary preset folders and when I am done, I export it. That way I can use it again if I want, but it is not slowing things down. Materials though, I tend to keep all of them in presets. So far I have 4 folders with 14 presets in each folder. These are the ones you really need to keep organized. I don't know how many times I have searched through the presets looking for a water material only to find it in the misc preset! Now I have four presets just for water - clear water, ocean water, foamy water, and weird water. Peggy

Thanks Peggy! I've started organizing my materials a couple of months ago and still have 3 folders with misc. but i'll get to those ;) Jutta

Thanks Peggy!! This is an overdue task for me!!

I've got one that is totally dedicated to Poser figures, clothes, eyes, etc. That way whenever I import a Poser figure I've already got all the textures I need and no longer have to go look for them. This is just a new way I've discovered of doing things and I would say it's one of my better ideas. 8) Catlin

Hey, that is a good idea Catlin, thanks for the tip!

hmm..I've already done the organizing thing, based on previous threads on this subject. When I had them all in one User directory, I think I got up to around 250 or so before it started freakin' out..;) I've noticed that each folder tends to be about the same size, regardless of what's in it (if you did it the way I did, and skipped some steps..;). But having individual folders (I have things like Organics, Building Materials, Metals) really speeds up the mat selection process (2nd only the Rendering, the way I work..;)