Yegods Flak - what a novel of information! =-O But I tip me hat to you all the same because those are the things I need to know. Hope the thunderstorm has passed safely, btw. ;) What you said about having options on where you want to use raytracing sounds similar to what Poser 6 allows. I'm actually enjoying this feature as well as IBL and AO lighting - features Bryce does not have. Although I freely admit getting a handle on AO's shadow oddities has nearly made me bald in the process, lol. But I'm fascinated by lighting so this type of play not only intrigues me, but is a heck of a blast as well. Thank Yahvo P6 has an area render feature now much like Bryce's plop render. It saves bucket loads of time. Believe it or not, I've never used Bryce's render to disk feature although I keep meaning to give it a try. Color me nuts, but I'm one of those who tends to sit enthralled watching each pixel render at a time. Unless it's a two day or longer render. One must sleep after all.... Vue Infinite does intrigue me. And I think I read you can export objects with this version which may be useful with other apps. But you've given me a ton to chew on so again, thank you Flak - I do appreciate your taking the time to write out your thoughts and experiences using Vue as compared to Bryce. :)

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