I happened upon this forum while looking for Rhino 3D sites. I used Bryce4 years ago and really enjoyed it. Rhino and Photoshop took over and I lost track...actually I thought it had faded away. I am pleased to see that it is alive and well.

A few questions:

I downloaded the free version of Bryce5. Is it worth working with to get up to speed? What is 5.5 and is it available? Is there a manual or book similar to "Real World Bryce4 by Susan Kitchens"?

Or should I just move up to 6? 
If so, what is your opinion of version6? How is the support? Bugs?

Thanks in advance for your input.
Jim Barbieri