Henry i have to agree withh al you said. I use bryce and still mess around with the terrains and spheres/cubes trying new things out. Even though bryce is no where near Vue or cinema 4d which neither of them i have it is still an interesting program to use and learn.

Main thing is no mater which program you use it pays to read the manual or an tutorials you find for that program.

I have opinions of my own -- strong opinions -- but I don't always agree with them.