**I do not know  where I fit in here.  I do my modeling in other apps, but I always come back to Bryce for the scene setup and render.  I model in Rhino, but their flagship rendering engine, Flamingo, which costs twice as much as Bryce, is a pile of stinking crap.  I can spend 6 intense and frustrating hours trying to get a texture right and then switch over to Bryce and have it in 5 minutes or less.  And Flamingo will not animate, do landscapes, water, or clouds.   Makes me wonder why people use it.

I always recommend Bryce to folks over in the Rhino forum.**

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