Giddings : re-read the statement above : "Beyond that, theres just a certain FEEL, for lack of a better word, to a Bryce render that I cant get in any other 3D software." There's a seductive jewel-like quality to a Bryce render that you won't find in any other app (any that I've seen renders from, anyway, and I've seen a few!). I own and like and use quite a few other apps, but I never get quite the same magical gut feeling from their renders as I do from Bryce - and yes, it does make me feel silly, as Bryce has many irritating shortcomings and peewees, but that's the way it is;-) This feel, or quality, is hard to describe, but try looking at an oil painting, and then at a a stained glass window picture, or a vintage Rembrandt and then a vintage Vermeer. One is great, the other is magic. That's "why Bryce" 8-)