I've been admiring some of the impressive images created with XenoDream for some time, but was unwilling to give up Bryce as my composing & rendering environment, so didn't take the plunge. But finally, as of a few days ago, XenoDream 1.5, which has a mesh export function, became available - so I bought & downloaded a copy. I've just barely started the tutorials & it definitely isn't as intuitive an environment as Bryce, but it is powerful & has a lot of preset shapes & functions that make it relatively easy to generate very nice models. I've been able to import several XenoDream models into Bryce & am very happy with the results so far. Here's a link to the latest image I created, that incorporates 4 such models: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=843833&Start=1&Artist=eyeland&ByArtist=Yes

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." - Picasso

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=843833&Start=1&Artist=eyeland&ByArtist=Yes

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Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=819422

A friend of mine, Morris does some incredible work with XD then uses them in Bryce - link is an example but take a look through the rest of his gallery :-)

Gill

       

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And for those who wondered about the program... :-) Nice pic. But, for me, the utility of XenoDream would be limited. I'm not into fractals. There could be quite a lot of usage for corals and similar stuff, though. How big are the meshes? OBJ format is not wxactly noted for its compactness.

-- erlik

Erlik - The 4 obj files I used in my piece ranged from 2mb to 13mb & the resulting Bryce file (which included a few other imported models) was a little over 50mb. XenoDream's export function does have several controls that allow you to optimize the size, but I haven't played with them yet. As for the utility of the models, if you're interested primarily in realism, I would agree that they probably wouldn't be very useful. Personally, I have absolutely no interest in realism - I create only internal landscapes, so for me it's an effective & unique tool in my arsenal...

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." - Picasso