Woohoo!

Excuse me while I do a massive, joyous, Snoopy-style happy dance. The 3D gods have smiled upon me and granted my prayer! Finally, Daz Studio can do stuff just like Bryce!!!
This is a quick, slapped-together experiment. And of course I didn't make the discovery until the end of my weekend, so I'll have to wait a while before really getting to play with it. But in the future, I guarantee I'll be spending significant time with my new plugin, UltraSceneryXT. Because it does stuff I love, without having to deal with Bryce's painful interface. (I used to love it. Not anymore.)
                
Yes, I'm that happy!

Daz Studio 4.2, Iray