Hey all, Clay has been kind enough to try and help me figure this out, but for some reason just dragging my br4 objects into my presets folder in Bryce 5 isn't working. Have any of you managed to successfully accomplish this? I followed the manual's instructions, created a new folder in the presets one & called it "br4". Next, I dragged over the downloaded br4 objects into that br4 folder & booted up B5. I can access the new br4 folder through the create menu, but the objects won't appear. I am really pulling my hair out on this one, so if any of you have a solution, I'd love to hear it. I'm on a Mac btw. Thanks! Ariannah

Here's an easy way of doing it and it works for me. Open a basic Bryce 4 file. Insert all your objects. Save it. Then open Bryce 5. In B5 you can open a B4 file so do that. Then, one by one, add your objects where you want. If your objects are too large for one file, then do them a few at a time.

Hi Eric and thanks for replying. The problem is that I'll need a Bryce 4 file, since Bryce 5 was my first purchase of the appy (I'm a newbie to rendering and Bryce). Is there a way for me to get ahold of a Bryce 4 file? Or would I have to legally own it? I realize this must sound stupid, but I feel that I need to ask. I seem to remember reading somewhere, while deciding which rendering appy I wanted to start with, that beginning with Bryce 5, Corel took over from Metacreations? Ack. This is so frustrating. But I did appreciate your taking the time to try and help. :-)

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A br4 file is a Bryce scene file. You can open br4 or br5 files in Bryce 5. Just use the file open command. If you mean obp files, which are native to Bryce, then go to the create menu, select the category, then import. If you want to drag your files to your user category, I think you need to have a copy of user.obp in each folder for it to work. Here's a link to an explanation of how to do that. Hope this helps.

Corel took over B4 and marketed that for a while. I upgraded and the upgrade left B4 on my drive as well as B5. It didn't overwrite, it installed an entirely new directory. Since you didn't start out with B4, then I stand corrected. I thought you were trying to bring your B4 object presets into B5. You can bring a B4 file into B5. On open file, use the pull down box to highlight b4 files. The program does that just fine. As for legalities, if you own the B4 (by creating it on a friend's puter, or by acquiring it appropriately ... gift ... purchase ... etc) then I would think you can bring it in and convert it to a B5 just fine. Clay? You got any legalese insight here?

Thanks to both of you for replying so quickly. The files I was referring to came from Renderosity's Bryce freestuff objects download area. Once downloaded, they have the file extension of ".br4". Clay had explained how to import .odp files, so I had tried that method to no avail. But I'll check out the link you provided ringbearer (thanks!) and also keep an eye out for Clay's reply to Eric's post. I really appreciate your replies, and thank you both! I'll post tomorrow as to how it's going after reading ringbearer's link.

Oh - forgot to mention, that I'll also try what you're suggesting Eric. Thanks again!

All you need to do then is open the file in Bryce 5, like you would any other scene file that you have. Then select the object that is in that file and add it to your objects library.

yeah Ariannah, just open Bryce 5 and then File>open the Bryce 4 file, I thought you were wanting to know how to import preset files LOL!! DOH!!! HOMER syndrome on my part!

A file that has a .br4 extension is a scene file not a preset, as was with others .br3 and the new .br5.As far as legal stuff, I don't see where transferring a file from one place to another is illegal as long as it's yours and you're not infrindging on someone else's creation rights.If you make it, it yours, period!. And if you have the original source file to back up your claim:-)

ROTFLOL!!! HOMER syndrome Clay?!!! :-D I thought I had tried to open the .br4 files from within the B5 appy, as I tried just about everything I could think of. Maybe I was suffering from HOMER syndrome as well?! I'll try it again and see how it goes. One would think that a later version of an appy would open an older version, eh? But I appreciate all of you explaining the difference between the different file extensions - it makes it much clearer to understand. :-) Man, do I ever hate being a newbie....yeesha! :-O Especially when I'm on my fourth Mac and do feel I know my way around my compy and at least other types of applications. Well, as I've said before, you have to start somewhere and if any of you feel the urge, feel free to laugh at the newbie! Good grief @ self! Thanks & I'm off to give it a try! :-)

Just stopped back by to add a word of thanks to everyone who helped. I clicked on the br4 file, and whammo! It worked! Will wonders never cease? Or my ridiculous newbie questions?!!! G Ariannah ;-)

We're all newbies on one level or another. This is the place to ask. Glad that folks could help.