All of the Substance 3D tools are now free to students
Use Substance 3D Painter, Sampler, Designer, Stager and Modeler for free, including on portfolio material.
Sunday, October 2nd, 2022
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Maxon acquires Pixologic
Pixologic founder Ofer Alon and entire ZBrush team have joined Maxon. See what the deal means for ZBrush and its sibling products.
Wednesday, January 12th, 2022
No more free upgrades to perpetual licences of ZBrush
Change follows the completion of Maxon's acquisition of Pixologic's assets on 29 December 2021.
Monday, January 10th, 2022
3ds Max Indie and Maya Indie now available in Latin America
See the full list of countries where indie artists can get lower-priced 3ds Max and Maya subscriptions.
Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
3ds Max Indie and Maya Indie now available in 46 countries
Updated: 15 more countries join the list of those eligible for $280/year subscriptions to Maya and 3ds Max.
Friday, September 4th, 2020
Autodesk to make 3ds Max Indie available worldwide
$250/year subscriptions for Max users earning under $100,000/year to roll out worldwide 'at some point'
Monday, March 30th, 2020
Autodesk launches 3ds Max Indie and Maya Indie
New 'limited-time' $250/year pricing for Max and Maya available to artists earning under $100k/year.
Wednesday, July 31st, 2019
Foundry makes its software free to students for a year
New Education Collective bundles also provide ongoing discounts on Nuke, Mari, Modo and Katana.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
Terragen 4 Pro now free for students and teachers
Educational users get free, non feature-limited licenses of Terragen 4 Professional, normally sold for $699.
Friday, September 23rd, 2016
Maxon launches short term licences for Cinema 4D
Payable three or six-monthly, but you don't get upgrades during that time. Perpetual licences still available.
Monday, March 7th, 2016
Nuke Non-Commercial is now free to download
All the toolsets of Nuke Studio, but limited to HD output. Check out what you can and can't do with it here.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
Epic to offer $50,000 grants for indie Unreal projects
Money available for shorts and visualisations as well as games - and even student class projects.
Friday, February 20th, 2015
Autodesk launches pay-as-you-go pricing for Max, Maya
Cost of rental may appeal more to studios than freelancers, but user feedback has been broadly positive.
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013