how you change bmp. files to mat. files ?

Start up Bryce, create any object (sphere for example). Select the sphere, click on the M in the little stack of options that appears beside it, which takes you into the materials lab. In the mat lab, put a bead in the first column against the diffuse option, so that a default texture appears on the right. Now click on the little P under the texture, to turn it into a picture object (you should get leo as default), then click on the bead above leo's head, to take you into the picture editor. Click on an empty square in the pic editor; this opens an explorer window. Find your .bmp file and double-click on it to load it in. Create a bump channel for it if you want to, then click on the tickmark to close the pic editor. Back in the mat lab, adjust the settings on your new material as required, then click on the little right-facing arrow to the right of the preview window. This will open your material library; decide which category you want to add your new material to, then click on add at the bottom of the window, give the mat a name and description, click the tickmark to save it, click the tickmark to close the material library, and Hey Presto! your .bmp is now a Bryce .mat!

thanks..now I'm dangerous..;)

this has been a great help, Thanks

@pakled - Just take your meds and in 20 minutes everything will be fine - don't forget the hotline if you need it. 8)

Thanks! Now I'm dangerous too! mwahahhahaha :P

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I'll check it out , thanks

Brycetech's web site (I think it's just .com..;) has a very long, detailed, covers-all-the-bases tutorial that I really Should look at and try out..;) while it's still there..

yesyesyesyes

Is Bryce leaving soon ? Hope not

Who knows? Some time ago it was reported that his site wouldn't come up any more, (and it wouldn't) for a week or more. Brycetech doesn't actually host the site himself, someone else does that for him, I guess the bandwidth is crazy. Like any site, it could dissapear anytime, just like the Bryce Forum Gallery (http://www.watchfuleye.com/brycelobby.html) Which he has now even taken offline the galleries he said he was going to be able to keep up. ;o( With any site, see it and save it while you can! AS

when I goto the links in Bryce I get zlich, guess there gone, but since I have your attention maybe you can tell me why whenever I move the trac ball I stretch the models way out of proportion.

That is weird...the track ball shouldn't have any effect on a mesh, it should only affect the camera movement. AS