Ok, let's see if I can explain this correctly... Sometimes I need to build an object seperate from the project I'm working on so I can veiw it easier without all the rif-raf around, so If I create an object, then texture it, then I want to take it back into the previous project file, I cut and paste.  Here's the problem.  Sometimes when I paste, it won't take the textures with it.  At first I thought it was only stuff that I created back in Bryce 4 and 5, but I just did it tonight on a completely new object.  I went into the materials lab and it shows the material still on the object, but it isn't there when I click ok, I have to redo the entire texture.  Does anyone else get this problem and is there a way to fix it?  I have found that saving the file and importing is a way to get around it, but that's just more hard drive space to waste.

Hm, cutting and pasting never even occured to me.

I usually save the object into the library and then import it into the scene file from there. I keep a junk drawer library that gets deleted periodically for all the little bits and pieces.

Also, I've sometime seen Bryce5.5 render an object as matte grey regardless of the material it really is. Usually just opening and closing the mat lab reminds Bryce to get it right. 

Yeah, you are best off just saving the object within the create>objects>presets library.

You can literally have bryce running, bring up another instance of the bryce program, build something new in there, save it as an obp, shut that bryce down, go to the first, still running bryce, go into your object presets, and there the newly created object will be, no problem, I do it all the time.

or u could save the objects as seperate bryce scenes and merge the scenes.

How do you save something as and obp?? I dont see anything to allow you to do that, or am I missing it, which is quite possible. ;)

ETA:  OMG...how do you merge two scenes? Crap, so much to learn and I can barely put what I know to use now. sighs

How do you save something as and obp

Select the group/object

Select the small arrow by the word "Create"

Save it as you would a mat or sky.

how do you merge two scenes

File>Merge

Note - you will not be merging the sky and camera view presets of the scenfile you bring in, just the objects in that scene (including infinite planes).

OMG...that is so awesome! giggles I did NOT know you could do that. sighs sometimes I am so stupid. Thank  you so much! Its great to learn something new everyday!

P.S. AS, your avi scares me. LOLOL..what happened to the cartooney Mr. Smith??

The avi is a lot less scary when u know that this shot appears just barely before this copy of mr smith gets killed :tongue1:

what happened to the cartooney Mr. Smith??

The artist who originally made it asked me not to use it.

Quote - what happened to the cartooney Mr. Smith??

The artist who originally made it asked me not to use it.

Awww, bummer, I liked that one. This one is cool too though... ;)  hey, thanks for the info, I really put it to use today, of course my stuff is crap compared to what I see here, but Im learning, and I thank you all for it!

No problem, keep at it. We've all learned here at some point. ;o)

Thanks I will, this is what I came up with so far....just trying different things in the DTE, which I have no clue how I did.  cheesey smile  ;)

"which I have no clue how I did"

-Most of the time, same here, lol. Looking good!

smiles thank you! Im trying. Typical it takes 3 programs to make the stuff I do now, but Im rather pleased this was allll bryce baby. :)