They are 3Dimensional pictures of trees/plants placed on 2D planes.This is a means of using less polygons and reducing rendering time.I recommend them highly especially in Bryce.They do throw a ground shadow BTW.

PS This means you can only look at them front and back.Looking at them sideways brings the expression "I've seen more fat on a sparrow's ankle" to mind.:biggrin:

Quote - Thanks RHaseltine, I finally figured out that I need to let the program do it's thing and search.  Of course, now my content palette is a little goofy, but I assume that I can just delete all directories and start with a fresh search.

Thought I would share the evolution of my WIP.  I still have to add the little book for the mouse who will be reading.

And, I've got more questions, but those will be for another thread.

See I knew you'd start getting the hang of it..Well done.

Quote - I imported it as an obj file because there aren't any icons in the content library.  The program didn't install any except for some dragon flies and a naked Vicky.

I haven't been able to get any of the stuff I downoad to install properly, although it is installing to the content folder.

Also, Agent Smith over at Bryce got me a PDF copy of the manual (the old one), so at least I now have something to work with.

Now, if I can just figure out how to get the mapping to work properly.  As you can see by my WIP, I still have a lot of problems.

I have a copy also if anyone is interested.

Right what you need is an OLD copy of the quick start section of the manual...which I did print off at some point...

However I've not kept the original copy on my PC.I wonder if anyone else has a copy?

I tell a lie..I do have a copy in PDF format

Who wants a copy?

Well if you purchase from DAZ their installers are pretty good.You must remember to make sure that the files get installed into the content folder of DS.The Daz installers do the rest.Plus DO make sure to read the product page that comes at the end of the installing session because it will TELL you WHERE to find the product you just installed.I suggest making a written note about it in a small to be kept booklet, will help you find what you have installed.

Patience and perseverance are the way with DS(frankly it's easier than Poser any day).

You will find people and animals and the main millenium/daz characters/figures in the Figures section.Some under Daz people ,some under their own name,You will also find the basic part of any clothing in this section as well and there will be a separate folder for each characters morphing clothes.

Hair gets a little more complicated as some will be in DAZ hair but some will just be under their name in Figures and there may even be a DAZ hair file in Figures.

Hands contains hand poses.Faces contains face poses.

Then in poses you get all the morphs for all the characters.IE how to change shapes,how to alter faces,make a character fatter,muscular.These are INJected or plused onto a character.You can also remove a morp if you want to by clicking on a minus sign.

Also in poses you get the materials IE the fun part of setting up your characters.Here you will find hair colour,changing hair styles.You will find the different texture choices for clothing,and the body textures for you chosen character usually known as 'maps'.These will include skin texture,colour,make-up and eye colour.
Also here you get to pose your character in the position you like using ready made pose packages

In Props should be the objects that you will assign to character for their use.IE staffs,swords,guns,food,furniture.

Camera contains the camera postions for certain scenes that you can purchase.

Lighting contains the lighting that comes with those scenes as a ready made aid to save you setting up your own(the most complicated part of setting up a scene in my book and I'm pleased when I'm provided with one).

Don't forget that DS does have a pretty forgiving undo tab unlike Poser where you only get to undo once.

Now I hope I have been helpful.

hmm!I can only say I usually find pose sets under pose if they are purchased from daz.Do you make sure that if given the choice you go to the folder where DS is stored on your HD and click on contents and install into that file.The Daz installer does all the rest.

If you are installing from a zip from another site then you need to read the read me file to get an idea where to place the differing files.Frankly sometimes they forget to do this..Then I just navigate to content/runtime/libraries/and put it in whatever file seems appropriate. ie.pose/props/hair...However this is not ideal as you will inevitably have to search for either the object or the textures.I find by a bactrack search up to the runtime file usually solves this problem.

I have to say that I got loads of help from the nice folk who inhabit the Daz forums in particular the DAZ Studio forum.I too nearly gave up until I just went ahead and asked how to do something.I did this with each new problem I encountered and I can only say they have been the most amazingly helpful lot.Full of encouragement and help especially for the novice.

never feel shy to ask for help..even if it seems like a stupid question because we all  have to start somewhere.

So what exactly is the problem?

You can either export through File>Export in DS or you need to start up Bryce and then through the Create tab go to the DAZ logo,click on it and open up DS where you load your scene.Then you either use the Bryce tab to return to Bryce if you have it OR you just shut down DS and your scene should eventually load up in Bryce. :)

Incognitas wonders if the newer faster PC's have replaced cars as substitute phallic symbols????

:D

You may not have dowloaded all the presets OR it may have been corrupted...There is a thread about this in the Bryce Forum about missing sky presets which may help.

http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=47323

Have you  opened the Bryce documents..it tells you in there with clear images. :)

Oh thank you thank you...The ancient textures are just what I wanted for my homage to Laurence Alma Tadema project. :D

I don't mind learning..I'm just wondering out loud.I think that I want to use it but I need to know WHEN as well as how to use it because the render times on my Athlon 64 are just too silly to contemplate in some pictures.Also do I want to use IBL to make one particular object on a scene look better at the expense of other objects in the scene?

The point that was made about using exterior HDRI's for exterior scenes is a good one..Maybe as we go through the steep incline of this learning curve some folk will point out the common sense way of using this new choice in Byrce so that we all produce better work. :)

open either your create or materials presets libraries and click on import. Navigate to the contents folder of Bryce 6 and find the relevant files and just carry on and import them.

So the answer is avoid using hard opaque plastics in your HDRI renders.

Actually I just tried using the globe lighting and shutting off shadows in the light lab.,adjusting the diffusion at the same time in the materials lab.It's not perfect but it might just work if you are using other shinier materials in the same scene.

Now to see if I can repeat it with another HDRI..