Thread: Buying a commercial license for 3ds Max?
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Re: Buying a commercial license for 3ds Max?
3ds max is $3500.

If you want to buy a license, you need to talk to your local reseller. There is a subscription plan. For a few hundred bucks a year, you get the latest releases and tech support. Tech support is actually good (they actually know what they're doing, actually use the program, and will actually contact the dev group).

A good alternative is Lightwave, which is very affordable (about $700). If you can take the time to learn it, it can save a lot of money. It is missing stuff that you might take for granted, like hair, but $700 is a very competitive price.

Blender3d is free. It can do cool stuff, but the interface takes some getting used to.
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