Hi Bill:-)

"(Save Pz3, open in Vue, and then re-edit the character animation in Poser if required.)"

Yes, exactly! When you change something to the Poser animation inside Poser and save it under the same name in the same folder as the original, Vue will recognice (and find) it without problem, if you also have saved your Vue animation, of course.

"...If "SolidGrowth" is a part of Vue..."

SolidGrowth is the great feature (and secret) of Vue d'Esprit. SolidGrowth IS a vegetation generator, but better, much better then any thing you have seen before. Vue has no "tree lab" yet, but you can create hundreds of new plants from existing Vue plants, only inside Vue and for Vue. You cannot export or change completely (shape) the plants, but really alot. There are some vegetations that are not included in Vue (I have them all and don't remember exactly which ones). You have to purchase it separately or as a buch (cheeper).

Exporting terrains from Vue: It only exports its shape, not the texture. BTW, terrains are the ONLY thing you can export from Vue.

There is a plug-in for LW (OZONE) at e-on's site, but this is especially for atmospheres, if I understand well. I don't have Lightwave, nor Bryce.

What you can do is to import lots of formats into Vue. To see all the available import formats, click inside Vue (top menu) OBJECTS--->IMPORT OBJECT and see the list under "all objects".

If you like to see how to work with Vue plants (very easy:-)), and to get a small idea, have a look at my plant tutorials for Vue (they work for Vue 3 and 4) they are here:
http://membres.lycos.fr/arte/tutorials/tutorials.html

If you need more infos or any help, we are here for you:-)

Guitta