Bryce 5 Tutorial

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Tutorial 1 Basic Scene
Overview of Tutorial
Create a Terrain and Transform / Add Materials
Create a Volumetric Sky and Change Attributes
Add Some Objects to the Scene / Make a Model / Group it
Create Some Trees and Rocks
Adjust the Light in the Scene
Animate the Elements of the Scene
Render a Frame Then Render the Animation
Summary

Creating Objects
Overview of the Object Types Chapter Overview
Procedural v.s. Primitive
How to Create Primitive Objects
Object Placement
Selecting & Deselecting Objects
Creating and Using Families
Using the Selection Palette
Creating Boolean Objects
Using the Presets Library
Infinite Planes
Infinite Slabs
Terrains
Trees
Stones
Symetrical Latices
Metaballs
Pict Objects & Working with Pictures
Geometric Paths
Importing Objects
Importing Objects
Summary

Editing Terrains
Creating a Terrain
Editing Terrains - How to Open the Terrain Editor
Overview of the Terrain Editor Interface
Using the Terrain Editor Tools
Using the Paint Brush
Filtering Terrains
Creation Models
Picture Terrains
Using Color and Clipping as a Visual Tool with Terrains
Saving Terrains
Exporting Terrains
Summary
Editing Trees
Opening the Tree Lab
Overview of the Tree Lab Interface
Min Max Sliders
Branch Trunk Settings
Tree Settings
Foliage Settings
Tree Memory Dots
Summary

Using Materials
The Structure of Materials
Surface Materials
Volume Materials
Material Components
The Pictures Editor
Shading Modes
Using Materials Presets
Materials Example

Textures
The Structure of Textures
Component Output
Texture Tips
Summary

Objects in 3d Space
3D Space Defined / Coordinate Systems
Transforming Objects
Object Hierarchies
Summary

The Sky Lab
Sun and Moon Tab
Cloud Cover Tab
Atmosphere Tab

Lighting
Overview of Lights
Placing Lights
Light Lab

Using Cameras
What is the Camera?
Camera Properties
Animating the Camera

Rendering
What is Raytracing
Rendering a Scene
Setting Up a Render
Rendering Animations
Network Rendering
Batch Rendering
How to Speed Up Rendering

Animating
What is Animation?
Creating an Animation
Using the Animation Tools
Motion Paths
Animation Features
Efficient Animation Techniques
Tracking Objects
Using Hierarchies to Create Complex Movement
What Can Be Animated?
QuickTime VR and Creating Panoramas

Addendum
What Byce 5 looks Like on Other OS's
What Bryce Lightning Looks Like on the Client Computer
Web Links in Bryce
The Nano Preview Explained