I have been a member of Renderosity since Nov 2002. I don't post very much, nor have any images in my gallery, but with Bryce 5.5 being released (hopefully soon) I am wondering how other members see and use Bryce? I'm not entirely sure that some members will understand what I'm asking so I will answer the question to demonstrate where I'm going with this. I see Bryce as a tool of expression and learning. It allows the user to express creatively with images and animations what might be hard to express with written words; it allows the user to build images or small animations to help map out complex ideas that then could be written as a scene for a story or screenplay. It has vast educational applications beyond just doing 3d art. I use Bryce, mainly now, to help visualize complex scenes for my creative writing projects (none of which have been published yet) but I have used Bryce at the school I work at to help students that have bad artistic ability, or poor computer skills create plans for their woodworking shop projects. I helped a grade 7 student learn about the basics principles of animation so he could do a speech about how Yoda was created for Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. The grade 7 student learned more by creating a small animation in Bryce than he did by reading many of the websites and chapters from several of our (sadly now stolen) books on animation. I guess I'm just wondering if anybody else has used Bryce in other capacities beyond simple 3d? Cheers, Pedrith :)

I use it (also) for commercial purposes. I'm not a professional, I land a handful of paying jobs every year, but have always ended up using Bryce as my main tool. That's most likely because I use my gallery as a portfolio, and people see I do "3D", so, that's what they want, lol. In my last job, my designs created in Bryce, were then made as real world, functional, metal "props". AgentSmith

I've been using bryce in my day job as well - mainly for making images of some of the hardware that we use. I then send these images to people to help clarify engineering things and communications - a picture (even a dodgily modeled one with preset textures and crappy lighting) is worth a lot of words in an email.

I use Bryce for doing 3d images and i'm only a hobbiest. I see bryce being a frustrating tool to many because one of the main problems i have come across with it is we all strive to turn out the perfect images everytime we do one. Instead of just doing our best we tend to try and be like Agent Smith, drac, Rochr, TheBryster, Chohole, Zhann, Orbital just to name a few of the many fantastic artist on this site. Well that is my major problem with bryce anyway, i guess there are other new users like me as well.

i use bryce mainly as a tool in adition to other tools. to be more specific - i use the height maps to create super fast and easy 3d stuff for the web and clients who want a 3d look yet arent willing to shell out for proffesional max/maya users to do a logo/tidbits/elements.

EDIT**** i only share the above image cause its for my new site ;)

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I don't use Bryce, Bryce uses me. :^)

I think Bryce can be many things to many people. For me, it's just fun. Nothing more, nothing less. I like playing around with it. Once it stops being fun, I'll move on.

I use Bryce at work, but I don't get paid for it..might get a whuppin' if they knew..;) I use it for renders (there's just so many more materials in Bryce than in other programs..;), and lately for Backgrounds in Poser (so sue me..;)

I use Bryce as an expression of thoughts or ideas. Though it has the potential for so much more, at this point its a great creative tool for me. + its a heck of a lot faster than drawing it out in graphite ;) Even though sometimes I wish it had some of the manipulation tools like C4D or Max, Ill alway be a Brycer

I use Bryce for relaxation and I almost enter a meditative state while using it. So Bryce is almost a Zen "pixel garden" for me. I also do CD covers and Promo pack designs for various local bands as an adjunct to my small audio and video project studio. I'm always finding new uses for it.

I use Bryce mostly for fun and creative expression but I have also used it for, web site elements, wallpaper and instruction screens in commercial web and software applications, professional marketing material, powerpoint fodder, and for stage and set design.

I fight with Bryce every Dang day...I hates its I do.. But I will not stop... Bryce rules...