Studio R4 and 3D Studio MAX for less than the suggested retail price This means that 3D Studio R4Ĭustomers who take advantage of this offer will be able to own both 3D Studio Release 4 customers can order 3D Studio MAX for a special Between now and the end of Q1 1996, new and existing 3D In calendar year Q1 1996, 3D Studio MAX is the first professional 3DĪnimation software completely designed to take advantage of theĪutodesk also announced a migration program for 3D Studio Release 4Ĭustomers. PC-based multimedia tools, today announced that 3D Studio MAX will beĪvailable for a suggested retail price of US$3,495. What: Autodesk Multimedia Market Group, the worldwide leader in Here is the original press release from November 1995:Īutodesk Announces 3D Studio MAX Pricing and Migration Program In 1995, when 3D Studio MAX was announced, its price was set at $3495. Everything else (Softimage 3D, Alias Power Animator, Wavefront Advanced Visualizer, Prisms, you name it) was running on expensive Silicon Graphics hardware and the price was uncomparably higher (somewhere between 10 and 20 times?) In those days, the only other affordable package that would run on a PC was Lightwave 3D. It is a historical thing, and a relative one.ģD Studio DOS, the predecessor of Max, kept the same price, slightly below $3K, from 1990 to 1995. If I wanted to buy 3D Max 7 from where I live which is UK it would’ve costs me £2,695.00 / £3,260.95 incl. render output, save disabled, watermarks, etc.) in addition to being designed for non-commercial use.īut i can like still print them and show people and stuff right on a education of course.Ĭan you tell me why is it so expensive, I mean so high price to buy 3D max, its only a software right. The difference here is they’re predominantly free but also contain limitations in the software themselves (i.e. money-making) venture.Īnother alternative are demos or “personal learning editions” which can also be used as an educational tool. Educational licenses are fully functional applications with the only limitation being that the software cannot be used in a commercial (i.e. These licenses are offered at a cheaper price point so students can reasonably afford the package in order to use it in a learning capacity.
Usually these educational versions are only available to qualified students. This means that the user can use the software for a business and make money with the output from it (pending quality of course! ).Īn educational license is just that. What is the difference between a regular licence and a educational one what purpose do they serve.Ī “regular” license is a.k.a.
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