"This leaves the impression, that users believe, new/better render engine equals better renders..."

I think the increased render speed is the reason for the large number of votes. The move to 3Delight 8.5 has cut average render times by 30-40%. It really is blindingly fast now.

And it may confirm what I said earlier in this thread. If you offer Poser users faster renders, they'd prefer that over advanced features.

The other factor is that Shader Builder & Mixer are still in beta with no documentation which means the users haven't got a grip on how they work yet. Once docs and tutes are available, I'm sure these features will be more widely used.

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