Dont get me wrong Elrik i love Bryce and will still use it but im now looking at getting cinema art7 to do my texturing and rendering as this should be lighting fast just gonna get some more infor 1st. Thanks for the chat by the way, but im still determind to get this damn model imported into Bryce4 if it kills me. jono.

Well bryce is the problem with inporting because i tried the same mesh in a cutdown version of cinema4d and it works fine, i think bryce has problems with models that are very detailed which my meshes tend to be after i build them in rhino2, i have to lower the polys anyway because the meshes are so big but im sure if i fiddle with different settings then it will import ok, sooner or later, its just a real pain having to mess about like this. i might start looking for another renderer.

I have similar problems importing models i make in Rhino, no matter what format i use mostly 3ds file formats they dont import correctly in bryce 4, the models are always fragmented/messed up. Small file sizes seem ok but anything in a big file size just wont cut it and crash or are just fragmented. As much as i like bryce i may try and use another renderer as this is an annoying problem for me now.

GO FOR WINXP THERES NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AND BRYCE. AS REGARDS TO THE WACOM TABLET DOWN LOAD THE LATEST DRIVER AND IT WILL WORK!

Ok its a fast processer or cpu, originally i had an 800athlon processer and upgraded it to a 1.4ghz athlon.I did a render with the 800 athlon which took 26hours doing the same render with the 1.4thlon took only 14.5 hours so if you want faster renders with b4 or b5 upgrade you pc if thats what you use with a faster cpu.

Get a 1.4 athlon !

try and restore your back up registry

i used photoshop to make the grayscale then put in to the terrain editor.

I think you have the best book in my opinion Real World Bryce! other than that download as many tutorials as you can find.

Where can i get th demo from to do some test against b4, and is it a fully working version. thanx.

Thanx for all your infor ,yes i did download the demo ringbearer and had a fiddle with it. It does seem an easy interface to use and it should give me an extra dimension to my photoshop and bryce images and i will more than likely buy it soon. But having said that i have heard of poser5 now, it may be better for me to wait for that but i've know idea when its to be released, can anyone answer this. thanx again.

If network rendering cuts render time down by 20% or so i would seriously buy the upgrade. Not sure if your connection is a factor or not. Nobodys really knocking bryce people just have an opinion, the fact that i have only one pc have 6 fans blowing in my system and have to listen to it for a 3day render is a bit annoying. Maybe some one can give me some more input on network rendering and change my mind......!

I HAVE GOT TO AGREE WITH YOU PEOPLE AFTER EVERYTHING I HAVE READ, THE FACT THAT THERES NOT MUCH SPEED INCREASE IS WHATS SCREWED IT FOR ME THAT WAS MY ONE AND ONLY HOPE FROM B5