Attached Link: http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=130693

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Features in this open development release:

• Vegetation Lab / Instance Lab -
  o Paint a mix of tree species with brush.
  o Paint species, change proportions and spacing.
  o Replicate Objects.
  o Paint any object via brush, like rocks, reefs, and shells on a beach

• Bryce 7 now uses the current sky as HDRI scene lighting
• Updated importers and exporters; obj, image formats, FBX, COLLADA
• PhotoShop plug-in hosting support updated to the current version of PhotoShop SDK
• Serial Number (SN) implementation – allows for time out dates, evaluation licenses, and the ability to turn on and off features with a SN.
• Rendering optimization – Major improvements in reducing render times
• Updates to support Vista file structure – Save content in user location not system location
• Bug fixes:
  o 28944-Importing 3D objects
  o 31436-Slow render times
  o 14107-Nano previews different from main window
  o 15694-Keep loosing HDRI probe
  o 33305-Tree Lab – File Not Found
  o 15147-Default Ground Texture

• User Interface Improvements
  o Native Bryce UI elements (DAZ Studio Version dialog)
  o Animated Splash Screen

Coming soon:
** True instancing in the Vegetation Lab

• DAZ Studio Bridge to Bryce 7.0

*Known issues that will be fixed for launch, but are present in this beta:
** Instance Lab does not use true instancing (yet)
o Running out of memory placing large amounts of objects is
very easy

• Mac DS wrapper is non-functional
  o DAZ Studio will not launch on the Mac

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