Just in case, you don't need to be a Softimage user to be able to buy a Maya with Softimage bundle.
Martin Sent from my iPhone > On 2015/11/24, at 8:24, Sven Constable <[email protected]> wrote: > > To the ppl with network licenses: You should try it, even the statement from > ADs website is pretty clear. I think the main (if not the only) reason for > the Feb 2015 deadline was because of subscription and the one year > maintenance plus the ability to upgrade to future versions (2016). If your > gonna upgrade without subscription there might be a little chance to get it, > if it's a network license. > > Did anyone talk to his reseller about upgrading a network license at this > time? > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sven Constable > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 7:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: can I still get softimage? > > I completely forgot about the Feb 2015 deadline. So I was wrong about > upgrading, sorry. > https://knowledge.autodesk.com/customer-service/account-management/software-downloads/current-version/current-version-policy-faq > > However buying new network licenses is still possible but for the ridiculous > price of 5k bucks here in germany. > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of phil harbath > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 7:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: can I still get softimage? > > my reseller told me no more upgrades for any autodesk product since the > January 2015 deadline (U.S.), on top of that, there is no longer a 1 month > grace period when paying maintenance (or whatever it is called now). > > From: Sven Constable > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 12:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: can I still get softimage? > > It's hard to get information from AD in this regards and even resellers > doesn't seem to know exactly whats possible in some cases. > > The following reflects my knowledge. You should verify it with your reseller > to make sure. Ask twice because sometimes, they may have outdated information > or want to sell something different from what you want :) I got wrong infos > in the first place from mine as well. > > Upgrading existing licenses: > You can upgrade standalone and network licenses of Softimage to version 2015 > from six version back (from version 2010 an up). > You can upgrade these licenses until Feb 2016. I did it end of last year and > it was around 2,500 EUR. Until mid 2014 it was a few hundred bucks less. > You cannot upgrade Softimage alone anymore, you have to choose the bundle. No > matter if you have network license or standalone. > Subscription isn't needed to upgrade an existing license. > > Buying new licenses: > You *can* still buy additional licenses as an existing Softimage costumer > until Feb 2016. But it’s the same deal as with upgrading, you will need to > buy the bundle. AFAIK it's around 5,000EUR now. > Subscription isn't needed to buy additional licenses. > > License management / flexlm: > flexlm had a few changes since 2010 but I used the old flexlm from xsi2011 > (v11.7.0.0) with the new license file without problems. However if you're > running an even older version then you may need to update the flexlm. I had > this at a company when XSI2015 refused to start because they were running a > very old flexlm version. AD changed licensing check via flexlm internally > somehow. > > You can combine your old license (xsi2011) and the new xsi2015 within one > file. So yes you can run both versions simultaniously and have all batch > render lics available as well as the mental ray lics. (5 per softimage seat > plus the GUI version, resulting in 6 batchrender licences if your not using > the GUI. In your case it would be two softimage versions at the same time and > 10 batch render lics. However, you cannot use the batchrender lics from 2011 > for 2015 scenes of course. Nor vice versa. > If the machine name and its'MAC ID didn't change for both versions just > copy/paste the new license text into the old file and restart flexlm. I'm not > sure about mixed server IDs in one file but instead you can just create a > second service for the new license and run both. > > AFAIK flexlm doesn't check with AD servers, since it's designed to work in > closed environments. The companies license server or fileserver or wherever > the flexlm is running on, usually have no internet access. > > Hope this helps. > > cheers, > Sven > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Derek Jenson > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 5:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: can I still get softimage? > > I've done my best to keep up with the details of 'upgrading' to Softimage > 2015, but still have a few questions; I have a network license of Softimage > 2011sp2. > > I likely should have upgraded when Autodesk still allowed upgrades, if I was > going to switch to another AD tool. At the time I was quoted $2200 to bring > my 2011 license up to 2015. However, I would have received a Maya/Max & > Softimage standalone license in place of my network license, losing all my > batch licenses. I was also in mid production with 2011, so trying to look > ahead 2 years in this industry is impossible; things change quickly. Parting > with with $$ for tools I can't use for at least a year just didn't make sense > at the time. And honestly, I feel like I've been trying to protect myself > against future AD decisions with the 'upgrade' offer... and that is not the > relationship I want with a vendor. > > So as I understand it, all 'upgrade' offers are for standalone, correct? > And at this point there is no 'upgrade', they are simply offering a new > Max/Maya & Softimage bundle product to existing holders of Softimage > licenses; so I would retain my network 2011 license, correct? > In the US, this cost is $3600-3700? > And I could run both Softimage 2011sp2 and 2015sp2 at the same time, correct? > How has the license server changed from 2011 to 2015? It sounds like the > client needs to check-in with an AD server? > Blender is open source and free right? Just joking, I know the answer to that > one ;) > > Any help with any of these questions is appreciated. My gut feeling is I will > not upgrade, but will switch to another tool. I also feel that AD is pushing > the monthly fee so I can easily pickup Max/Maya for a month here or there in > the future as needed and keep my thou$ands under my pillow. > > -Derek > > Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 09:58:56 -0500 > Subject: Re: can I still get softimage? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Rob, > > Any chance you know a reseller honoring this? The one I talked to here in > Toronto does not. : ( > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Rob Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: > not necessarily only the suite, you can currently get Maya 2016 with > softimage option. Standalone license with no maintenance. have to be quick, > this 'offer' wont be available for long as everything soon will be cloud > subscription and softimage aint ever going to be on there > > On 13 November 2015 at 13:21, Personal <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that is only option. > > -- > Micic Srecko > ------------------- > Mail: > [email protected] > Skype:srecko.micic > ------------------- > On 13/11/2015 14:17:20, Chris Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry guys....I disappeared from the list for a while...I'm sure this subject > has come up a number of times!? > > What is the cheapest/best way to get a license of soft? Or can I still even > do that? Last time I touched base with a reseller I had to buy the Suite > which was around $10,000 Canadian! > > > > -- > Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624 > <image002.png> > > >
