Here are some tools which might help you working with Bryce
All programs I offer are freeware!

	WCVT2POV (3D-converter)
	L-Parser4 (creates organic models)
	M3D (creates fractal landscapes)
	Breeze Designer (3D modeler)
	3d Win (3D converter)

WCVT2POV

WCVT2POV from Keith Rule is a very usefull utility. It allows you to convert different 3D-formats into an other. It can handle these formats in import and export:

Import:	Export:
AOFF (*.geo)	AutoCad DXF (*.dxf)
AutoCad DXF (*.dxf)	3D Studio (*.asc)
3D Studio (*.3ds)	Neutral File Format (*.nff)
Neutral File Format (*.nff)	Povray V 2.2 (*.pov)
RAW (*.raw)	Povray V 2.2 Include (*.inc)
TPLOY (*.tpo)	RAW (*.raw)
True Type Font (*.ttf)	TPLOY (*.tpo)
Wavefront (*.obj)	True Space (*.cob)
World Toolkit (*.nff)	VRML 1.0 (*.wrl)
	Wavefront (*.obj)
	World Toolkit (*.nff)

I offer the version 2.7 beta for download. If you have a newer version of this program or know where to get it I would be glad if you send me an email.

Tips & Tricks:

This programm has an WYSIWYG-interace, but there are some tips:

• If you have loaded an object and the screen is still white check the colors of the different groups in the color menu
  
• You can turn off groups you won't need by activating the 'Ignore Group' switch
  

L-Parser v4 from RenderStar Technology reads L-systems and converts them into a 3D-object which can be exported in VRML-, DXF- or POV-format. L-systems came from the book "The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants" from P. Prusinkiewicz and A. Lindemayer (from this name comes the "L" in L-systems).

This program let you create organic models such as plants or animals. If you change the parameters you might let look them very artificial. There are many pre-defined models, but you can program your own. The programming language is similar to the turtle-orientated LOGO.

The initial period takes some time. But you can use the pre-defined models and change their parameters to shorten the initial period.

With M3D from Matthew McNichols you can create fractal landscapes. The landscapes are calculated by an formula like z=f(x,y). You can export the landscapes into DXF-, POV-, RAW- or CSV-format.
To get a faster initial period there are already some formulas integrated but you can create your own landscapes by using these arithmetical operators:

• +, -, *, /, ^
• sin, asin, sinh
  
• cos, acos, cosh
  
• tan, atan, tanh
  
• exp, abs, sqrt
  
• log (natural logarythm)
  
• Pi
  

Breeze Designer is a 3D-modeler. It was developed for the freeware-raytracer POV-Ray. But it can export more formats like POV-Ray. The most interesting for Bryce-users is the DXF. With Breeze Designer you can create models out of the following objects:

• cube
• sphere
• cone
• cylinder
• torus
• textobjects (will be created out of True Type Fonts)
• B-Splines
• Blobs

3D Win V3.1 from Thomas Baier is a program with which you can convert different 3D-formats into an other. 3D Win can import and export the following formats:

Import:	Export:
3D Studio (*.3ds)	HighLight (*.obt)
3D Studio MAX (*.prj)	3D Studio (*.asc, *.3ds)
Imagine (*.iob, *.iob)	Direkt3D (*.x)
AutoCad (*.dxf)	AutoCAD (*.dxf)
Lightwave (*.lwo)	RAW (*.raw)
RAW ASCII (*.raw)	Imagine (*.iob, *.obj)
POV-Ray Binary (*.pob)	Lightwave (*.lws, *.lwo)
WaveFront (*.obj)	POV-Ray Moray (*.inc, *.udo)
	POV-Ray Moray [Wire](*.inc, *.udo)
	POV-Ray Moray [Blob](*.inc, *.udo)
	Poly-Ray Moray (*.inc, *.udo)
	RAW ASCII (*.raw)
	Smoothed RAW ASCII (*.raw)
	Real 3D (*.obj, *.rpl)
	Renderware (*.rwx)
	VRML 1.0 (*.wrl)
	OpenGL sourcefile (*.c)
	Wavefront (*.obj)

The objects will be displayed in a quad view (front, top, side and user). It is possible to see the views in box-, wireframe-, edge- or shaded view. The shaded views use OpenGL. Because Thomas improves the programm constantly, I recommend to take a look at his homepage. Besides 3D Win he offers other tools and the (for those who are interested in it) sourcecode from 3D Win.