Gee, first day of the New Year and I can't remember how to put a sub cat in the preset files...In the user file in presets, how do I make sub cats like in the installed preset folder? I thought this year was going to be easier on the mind...:}

I usually just go to the user file in Bryce (under presets), copy and rename it to something else, then start sticking in and taking out mats. Note- the file will not change sizes to smaller, even if there's no mats in it.

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)

In other words after I copy the file I need to delete everything in it to get a blank starter file? Then from then one I just keep copying the blank to use...Just want to check! Unless someone has a location for a blank starter file...

Just use Windows Explorer, open for example Objects ,create a new file & name it whatever you want. When you open Bryce, its there.

Hey, Thanks to both of you for a quick response..The combination of ideas made me think...I simply took the installed folder called Tuts (which I never used) and renamed it BLANK and now I got it from now on..EASY..:}

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dadt, Yes but the trouble with that is that when the file gets too big Bryce can freeze, since deleting a mat or an object from inside the presets folder merely delete the thumbnail not the actual mat or object. There is a location for free blank presets... hang on... Here it is, Peggy Walter's website, she does a tutorial on how to organise the presets, plus - she has blank presets for download as well.

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Yes,Ive noticed that when you delete objects the actual file in the presets does not get smaller and can grow very large. When starting a new project I open a new file under objects and bring each object I am using into an empty Bryce scene, apply the textures then save it into the temporary file. Once all the objects have been saved I start the main Bryce scene. Once the project is complete then I delete the temporary file complete from Windows Explorer.

I have mine organized by materials ; metals, organic, buildings, FX, etc..they're running about 25 meg each..believe me, after you get a couple hundred mats loaded, you start getting duplicates, and have trouble finding things..worked for me..

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)

If I am just going to use an object for a scene, I usually just import them all and save as a scene and then delete when finished or move to disk...