ruana,

Back to the subject of your original post. I haven't tried 3DS MAX in years (version 4), but when I first  started to attempt to model, I found C4D to be much more intuitive than 3DS MAX.  Either one can provide just about anything you need. Pick a simple project to model, and try build it in both 3DS and C4D.  You'll know immediately which one works best for you. Don't try to learn both at once!  Learning either one is no simple task.

Vue and Bryce are primarily landscape programs. I don't use either one, but Vue is definitely the more advanced of the two, and e-on has X-Stream which makes Vue a plugin for either C4D or 3DS MAX.  This means that you can "use Vue" directly in either C4D or 3DS MAX. 

So I would recommend that first you focus on learning either C4D or 3DS (which ever app. "feels" best), and once you get your head around the one you pick, begin working on learnig Vue (or if your more interested in making landsacpe renders - start with Vue then go on to C4D or 3DS).

Good Luck!

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