Hello :) The world of 3D computer graphics has always been interesting to me, and in high school I had Ray Dream Studio 5 & Poser 2. At the time I really knew nothing about the applications and there wasn't much support. What books were available were geared for higher-end applications like 3D Studio Max, which I couldn't afford. As a result I never really did anything with either program. To make a long story short, I discovered Renderosity and realized that there was now a much broader support base for 3D graphics in general. I have upgraded both Poser & Ray Dream/Carrara and I'm looking for the next tool for my 3D toolbox! The decision for the next tool comes down to one of two choices: Vue d'Espirit or World Builder. Each tool seems to have it various strengths. I was hoping that some of you would be willing to share a little about your experiences with Vue d'Espirit, or why you chose this product and has it lived up to your expectations. Thank you, Brian Wheatley

I chose it because I was able to make cool scene with the demo and the price was right. It way surpassed my expectations and love it. :) For the first time I found tool that allows me to create all the things I have rolling around in my head. The only way to tell if it is for you use to try the demo. :)

Plus the Vue forum here rocks because the people are so cool. :)

I don't know anything about Carrara. Does it work with Poser well? What drew me first was Vue's ability to bring in pz3 scenes. Then the price was good. I love the program itself (other than render time, but it seems like most of the better programs do take awhile to render) And like NightVoice said the group here in this forum are the best.

World Builder is nice but has not so beautiful vegetations as Vue. And Vue soon will have so many great (additive) features like Poser animation import and more..., that you should not have any hesitation. I use an old forerunner of Carrara -Corel Dream3D- and create some of my objects in there. Shortly said: I'm just in love with Vue. :-)Guitta

I haven't tried to import into Carrara yet, so I can't give you the specifics. But I know other users are doing it and that was one of the questions I asked before ordering the upgrade. I have tried the demo for Vue and it looks really good. But I've learned from experience that using a demo program for a few days/weeks isn't always enough. And sometimes the best features are disabled or missing from the demo programs. It's always good to get input for people who have been using it for a while. :) There are two things that I liked better about World Builder: The ability to import Poser animations and the fact that Poser characters can "interact" with water objects. My understanding is, however, that soon Vue will also be able to import Poser animations. I am not sure about the interactivity with the water objects yet. The vegetation does look pretty impressive in the Vue demo. It also seems very intuitive and easy to use. Thank you all very much for taking the time to give me some feedback. I'm leaning very heavily towards Vue at this point. Brian

It is very easy to change the look of vegetation in vue, scan a leaf and then use it instead of the original. I have used a lot of 3d landscape progs and I must say -I love this one.

I'm off the fence and saving my pennies. These people love Vue like I love Poser, and i'm convinced that a lot more than just landscapes can be done with this program. I've seen some incredible scenes. The 'lushness' of the vegetation has really sold me. I'm so sorry I bought Bryce 5. Besides, these people here know their stuff!

I agree with BillyGoat that the interest of Vue is that you can with the same program build realistic landscapes, but also indoor scenes or whatever you want (as you can import 3D objects). ;=) Yves