

In terms of its Desktop Subscription options, here's how Autodesk breaks down the payment-plans available. Updates and upgrades can complicate matters and make this kind of budgeting a bit murkier, but in any case, these prices seem reasonable enough for serious consideration by those in the 3D animation or VFX fields. The flip side of the coin would be reaching that mark and realizing you could've paid up front and owned the software forever instead of starting at "square one" after 4 years, having shelled out $500 anyway.

This pricing actually puts monthly subscribers at a kind of advantage - the uncrippled 30-day free trial may be enough for new users to get into using Mudbox, but it would still take them another 50 months (over 4 years) to pay the $500 of an all-at-once purchase. Having earned an Academy Award for its Technical Achievements, Mudbox complements the modeling aspect of such programs with its specialized 3D sculpting and digital painting capabilities.Īs part of an ongoing commitment to equip indie game makers and artists with powerful, accessible 3D tools, Autodesk announced that its Mudbox 2015 digital painting and 3D sculpting software is now available as a Desktop Subscription license for $10 USD a month.Īs mentioned, Mudbox 2015 is available for $10 monthly, but also goes for $250 annually or $500 for outright purchase. Autodesk Mudbox 2015Īutodesk is the developer of industry standard design tool AutoCAD, as well as the widely used 3D modelling & animation programs Maya and 3ds Max. Read on for more on Mudbox 2015 and Autodesk's Desktop Subscription plans. This release comes with the option of a subscription - starting at $10 per month and scaling out to an annual plan - as well as the option for a traditional perpetual license. Such is not the case with Autodesk's release of Mudbox 2015, a powerful CG 3D sculpting tool originally developed by artists of Weta Digital for Peter Jackson's King Kong.

This is in no small part due to the lack of any perpetual license ownership choice for those (many) who want one.

Adobe's move to CC and a "software as a service" model is still met with much controversy.
