Right.... We could go on for days about the benefits of other programs. We are artists, these programs are our brushes and canvasses. Some tips for the last two newbies : When selecting objects in Bryce, there are many options to make life more manageable. I created a 5,000+ object castle starring families (for texturing purposes mainly) and that little, oft-missed key on your keyboard : The CTRL key. If you don't have one on your keyboard, I suggest upgrading to keyboard 2.0. It rocks, makes selecting ANYTHING in Bryce a snap, no matter how complex a scene you've managed to create. Combine that with the shift key and BOOM! Positioning stuff in Bryce is much easier with a good 3D card, like the Oxygen Labs VX1, but I admit I wish it had collision detection or something equally preposterous... Naming objects is important, like Lyrra said, but between families and the Control key, one can manage anything in the universe. If one were so inclined.