IMHO you cant compare Maya with Bryce, no offense to all brycers out here after all Im one my self, but Maya is a real working tool, with almost no limitations, bryce is a toy.. thats fact.. but a heck of a fun toy. Im trying to learn Maya my self and as soon as I become a litle more secure with it I will use it to everything. Its like riding a bike, you start of with those three wheeled litle suckers and thats fun, but somewhere on the way you get your self a mountainbike, (and end up with a HD) So DAZ can make what ever they want to. Bryce just isnt a program to get stuck with if you want to be able to some realy heavy renderings.

 
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