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A bit off topic, but relevant if you are currently a student

by Ken Johnston · in Torque 3D Professional · 09/17/2009 (8:25 pm) · 3 replies

Just something i accidentally stumbled on today, wish i had known about this when i was still a student, and its only relevant if you are a hobbyist like myself since an educational version prevents commercially released products using the software.

http://www.journeyed.com/item/Autodesk/Education+Suite+for+Entertainment+Creation/100965793

Jif you are a student and can prove it there is quite a huge discount for Autodesks entire modeling and animation suite. 350 bucks for over $5000 worth of software. And they are a licensed autodesk reseller.

#1
09/17/2009 (8:40 pm)
Educational discounts are great for students, faculty, and staff. Of course, you cannot release anything commercial (or in some EULA's anything outside of your program of study).
#2
09/17/2009 (8:45 pm)
true, but still a heck of a discount if you are learning and have no intention of releasing anything commercial and the license in the link above is a perpetual license so it is still valid once you have completed your studies, though commericial use is still prohibited.
#3
09/18/2009 (7:14 am)
I just stumbled across that license myself (different store though) and was thinking about it. Even though you can't do anything commercial with it I'm pretty sure I saw something about being able to upgrade the licenses individually on Autodesk's site somewhere.