Autodesk to go subscription only on 1 February 2016

Firm to phase out perpetual licences of 3ds Max, Maya in favour of monthly or yearly pay-as-you-go pricing.

Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

Nuke to go subscription-only

Sales of perpetual licences of Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio and Hiero to end on 31 December. Annual subscriptions introduced.

Wednesday, January 11th, 2023

Redshift goes subscription-only

Perpetual licences of the GPU renderer discontinued in favour of subscription plans. See the prices for individuals and teams here.

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021

Greyscalegorilla goes subscription-only

Greyscalegorilla Plus subs now give access to all of the firm's C4D plugins, resources and training.

Monday, April 26th, 2021

Marvelous Designer goes subscription-only

Sales of perpetual licences of the 3D clothing design tool to end with Marvelous Designer 10 this fall.

Monday, July 13th, 2020

Autodesk to go subscription-only by 2016

Perpetual software licences to be phased out over the next 12-24 months, leaving only maintenance and rental options.

Friday, October 3rd, 2014

Epic has made Megascans free to all - but only until the end of 2024

Read our FAQs on the pricing and licensing changes to the popular online library of 3D scans for games, VFX and visualization work.

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024

Maxon to raise subscription prices in September 2024

Cost of Cinema 4D, ZBrush and Red Giant subscriptions to rise next month, but pricing for Redshift largely unaffected.

Monday, August 5th, 2024

Adobe to raise price of Creative Cloud subscriptions

Cost of Creative Cloud subscriptions up 5-10% from November for many users. New pricing for Firefly, too. Check if it affects you in our FAQs.

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

Otoy launches OctaneRender Studio+ subscriptions

Firm ditches perpetual licences of the GPU renderer, but adds MoI 3D and Cascadeur to its subs package.

Tuesday, November 29th, 2022

Adobe to raise price of Creative Cloud subscriptions

Cost of renting Adobe software rises by up to 6.3% in April, but only some countries and plans affected.

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022

All Sketchfab subscriptions now include commercial use

Even free Basic subscriptions to the online 3D model display platform can now be used commercially.

Saturday, October 16th, 2021

AXYZ Design launches anima ALL subscriptions

All-in-one deal includes crowd animation tool anima and 1,600 3D characters for under $800/year.

Monday, May 31st, 2021