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Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?

by Cara Reynolds | 09-07-07

Tags: Job, 3D, TechRepublic Inc., Tool, Bryce, Cara Reynolds

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Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions

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Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions
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By Jay Major

Bryce is a 3D illustration and rendering program intended to help you create breathtakingly realistic 3D landscapes and animations in a fairly intuitive way, using a drag-and-drop interface on a real-time canvas.

You may download Bryce 5.5 for free from the TechRepublic Software Library.

Bryce has been around in various forms for years, and has changed hands several times along the way. Now it looks like DAZ Productions is making version 5.5 available for the Mac under OS X. To me, this is a welcome upgrade from having to run it under Classic, which was never as fast as running it natively on my pre-OS X PowerPC. I am eager to see if it's still as fun and easy to use as it used to be, and creates the same great 3D images.

View this image gallery to see Bryce 5.5 in action and discover whether it is the Right Tool for the Job.

For a concise summary of Bryce's strengths and weaknesses, check out this blog post.
                                                               

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Bryce Harbor45 | 09/11/07
If you're intrigued - try it marcellus.tryk@... | 09/11/07
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) Zed3 | 09/11/07
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) JayPeeBee | 09/11/07
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) Jaytmoon | 09/11/07
Um R153nm | 09/11/07
I assumed Jay was talking PC...duh..thanx R153nm Buff Loon | 04/01/08
Vista version jaymajor@... | 09/11/07
Bryce on vista jon.roberts@... | 04/01/08
Re: Using Bryce for Vista bagladymo@... | 04/02/08
Bryce5_5_Free_Setup.sit onefocus99@... | 09/11/07
Free Download for MAC shadowagent | 09/11/07
Available for Windows also rtbrd | 09/13/07
Thank you much! Billy Newsome | 09/15/07
it is still for MAC batia | 04/01/08
where is the free windows version? limerickconsulting@... | 04/01/08
here Jaqui | 04/01/08
no need to post the right link now I see EMM386 | 09/22/07
.sit ??? kitlightning@... | 07/10/08
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) wlewis@... | 09/11/07
It's neat, but certainly not a 3dsMax vacuole@... | 09/11/07
True.... jaymajor@... | 09/11/07
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) richard@... | 09/11/07
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) pwrmstr@... | 09/11/07
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) Xephirus@... | 09/11/07
Hmm. A software snob. :-P Kim SJ | 09/12/07
A Real 3d artist? richard@... | 09/13/07
lol Xephirus@... | 09/13/07
not really offended richard@... | 09/14/07
I Know robertmro | 09/18/07
It is what it is. jaymajor@... | 09/18/07
A Suggestion nip2655 | 04/01/08
Vue 6 robertmro | 04/02/08
it does? Jaqui | 04/02/08
Jaqui - I don't understand your reply robertmro | 04/03/08
Robert Jaqui | 04/03/08
Jaqui robertmro | 04/04/08
best resource for you Robert Jaqui | 04/04/08
why make more work? Skeletorfw | 04/01/08
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) jdixon@... | 04/01/08
off topic post here, my wife works for them, Jaqui | 04/01/08
Two Suggestions nip2655 | 04/01/08
re Carrera Jaqui | 04/01/08
Specificity to Bryce 5.5 versus other applications. ykyrys | 04/03/08
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) ykyrys | 04/01/08
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) chuckchuck | 04/01/08
This stuff is really hard to do. BALTHOR | 04/01/08
naw Jaqui | 04/01/08
RE: Bryce 5.5 from DAZ Productions (Bryce 5.5: The Right Tool for the Job?) coupe37chevy@... | 04/01/08

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