Keep in mind this when you are taking a decision. If you upgrade to maya/max you wont be able to use soft anymore. only way to use it is dropping sub. I wonder how many people will leave AD roof now with this stupid decision they made.
Please note that the right to use the Softimage license will terminate at the end of the transition period if you are still on Subscription. You will be transitioned to the latest release of either 3ds Max or Maya depending on your initial choice. If you want to continue to use your Softimage license after Feb 1, 2016 you should not renew your Subscription contract for a period beyond that date. You will be able to continue to use Softimage but will forfeit any future updates to either 3ds Max or Maya. From: Ben Rogall Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 6:42 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage transition audience poll Yep. Or $4495 for a workstation license and then $2495 per year. For a minute there it looked like Autodesk was doing something half reasonable with the free transition offer to Softimage + Maya. But then I saw that accepting that means that I would not be allowed to use Softimage at all after February 2016. I'm not even sure what Autodesk gains from that. Ben On 3/4/2014 11:00 AM, Francois Lord wrote: What I find interesting in the fact that people want to jump the Autodesk boat is that they seem to forget they have to buy a new software. For a company that relies entirely on Softimage, that decision is not a cheap one. Houdini is 7000$ for a floating license plus 4000$ per year! http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=385&Itemid=190 In two years when Bifrost will be nearing maturity, Maya will become a lot more appealing if you stay on subscription. Be kind with your bean counter. just sayin. On 04-Mar-14 11:37, Alan Fregtman wrote: I've set up a poll out of curiosity... Where will you transition to when Softimage falls? Vote! http://strawpoll.me/1257710 (Multiple-choice allowed btw.)
