Depends largely on your cpu I figger...Bryce renders like a snail on my internet[this300 3dNOWAMDcirca 1997] computer but goes like blazes on my much faster offline work station[2 gig athlon]..3D is not a fast medium when you start adding polys but Vue handles huge numbers of polys better than any other reasonably priced software I've demo'd, and it's render quality is, IMHO, fantastic.....

 

Once in a while I look around,
I see a sound
and try to write it down
Sometimes they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again