nope, not as of yet... will look into it thank you (;

That looks neat, but surely not useful for a sphere :D

In this image it looks like some wicked space brain thing minus the testicles (;

Which of course is awesome in it's own right :D

Thanks a lot jism, now i can read it over and over again...AGAIN :D

looks fine, and another good place to check is over at the Cornucopia 3D site, plenty of testers willing over there... but there are plenty here as well i am certain. Good luck stove looks neat.

I started with Terragen about 9 years ago ( which Vue has only recently surpassed terrain wise I must say (; )

Moved to Bryce and shortly realised something was missing, and that something was Vue. I have been at it since V4 Pro and cannot love it enough. Although e-on is doing some pretty rtotten and greedy things lately with the upgrades and pricing, it is still my software of choice without a question.

I know i used to scan over that from time to time but alas since my last crash i cannot find the article. I think it was over at CGTalk, but not 100% certain, loved it though a lot of it is common sense IMHO there are few who match his skills in texturing.

Yeah, i knew it didnt render them out at all, and the specular maps that ShaderMapPro/CrazyBump makes i find useful for bumps and Specular at times, but I have yet to find a practical use otherwise for the AO maps themselves.

I use DazStudio, but am an old Poser user so what I did was create a standard Poser folder tree in my Program files: Program Files/e-frontier/Runtime/Poser/Poser.exe and then just install everything tinto there and then just search the Runtime whenever i start up DS. I just prefer it all this way, but i do not think it would matter enough for this to be the problem.

UAC is off, i however thought about doing the compatability mode thing, but would be a real PITA for every time (;

So far I have these 2 built :

Not much of a difference, but the TD one is closer to what i need/want,

As for the newegg, well i think it is quite pricy... even more so than BestBuy (;

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4601609&CatId=333

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DPCWHX1&s=dhs

also, the AlienWare one is a bit more than I need...so it is all a bit wonderous :D

I built my last one, but that was about 3 yearsago, and it is kinda out of date. I am staying tihe US right now and heading back to Europe after the New Year and would like to built it before i go. I have a 650W 220V power supply there already, so can change out that one. I am thinking maybe somewhere i can maybe buy the mainboard with the videocard RAM and processors already attached :D

For mouse I have a Razer Copperhead, for keyboard  have the Logitech G11  gaming, and for monitor i have a Dell 32" already waiting over there. My main interests are the mainboard, video card CPU's and RAM. I would MUCH prefer to have them already preassembled and just pack them in my suitcase because shipping is gonna cost a fortune in taxes.

Sorry, I am a long time Vue user and i know there is nothing better in it's class...not even close.

But forgive me for thinking this is kinda silly. Vue is becoming more and more like Poser I guess.

Buy a product containing character, poses, camera, setups, lighting and props render away and call yourself an artist...geez.

these are badass !!!

I am most curious about these "strata filters"

are they in the function editor ?

could we ( ME :D ) ask for a step by step ?

I would like to see some more impressive shots of the "overhangs" and horizontal digging/sculpting myself (;

I have been waiting for that since 4 Pro