Oh grrrrreat.  I'm already a nut case about tweeking in Bryce.  But good to know, attlleus & thanks for your reply and warning, lol!  Ahh, good things & frustrating things in both appys, eh? But the ecosystem's weight does sound mighty promising. ;-]

I read you can export objects if you have V5I.  So does that mean if I have a hankering to render in Bryce I can import one of Vue's cool looking trees if I first export it in say .3ds or.obj?**
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