cebas Visual Technology Inc. Subscription
(Licensing model)
cebas has launched a new subscription model that
replaces the old upgrade model. The subscription model, similar to a
license model, will give both existing users and new users immediate
and secured access to current and future features upgrade for
thinkingParticles with lesser wait-time and long-term cost-saving.
How users will benefit from the new model.
Product services / Features
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Old Upgrade Model
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New Subscription-based Model
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Technical Support
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yes (Installation/Licensing)
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yes (Installation/Licensing)
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Cost saving
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n/a
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yes
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Full License Cost
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US$ 54
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US$ 1.6666666666667/month (with one full year Subscription payment)
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Upgrade cost
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US$ 20.00 for a Major Release
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None! Included in Subscription payment
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Availability
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Each Major Release could easily take up to
2 Years to show up
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Instant enhancements and new features
alert
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Renewal
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Users had to buy the next version
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Users are automatically upgraded
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New 3ds Max Versions
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Recompilations for older builds may not be
available
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New 3ds Max versions are included
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: What happens if my
subscription ends ?
Subscriptions are renewed on a yearly basis at US$ 20.00 per year. If you choose not to renew your subscription, you would not be able to access your plug-in and future developments. You may renew subscription at a later date and this is entirely up to you.
Q: Why did cebas modify the
licensing method?
The new subscription model is more efficient in
delivering upgrades and enhancement to users and allows cebas
developers to refine and customized features to industry needs with
instant availability.
Q: Do you offer
auto-renewal ?
Not really as cebas will not be storing any of
users’ private information such as your credit card or banking
details. At the end of a subscription year, users will be reminded
via email and users have to re-subscribed at members login and do the
renewal once-per-year.
Q: What happens if I drop out of Subscription but
later decide to go back on ?
If you decide not to renew your subscription, the
thinkingParticles license will expire after one year and you will not
be able to use the product anymore. Licenses are paid and renewed on
a yearly basis and there will be no charge backs or refunds if you
decide to terminate the subscription before the year is over. A trial
copy is available for new users to test before subscription.
Q: I’m a new user, do I have to pay
subscription or is there something else?
New users come in on the subscription model at US$ 20.00 per year. There are no other hidden costs besides the subscription fee.
Q: Why do I have to pay a full year subscription and
not monthly?
cebas best practice works similar to many of the
other software offered in the market. We can only provide long-term
cost savings to our valued users on a yearly subscription where users
recognize cebas’ leading edge technology and unique features
and intend to work with it on major projects and/or longer term
projects.
Q: How do Upgrades work, if I am already using
thinkingParticles 5 ?
Existing owners of a previous version of
thinkingParticles pay the same affordable price for a yearly
subscription and will enjoy the same, immediate benefit of constant
upgrades and enhancements that are only offered via the subscription
model.
Q: What about plugin-support for older versions of
3ds Max ? How does this work ?
cebas’ subscription model is aimed at
increasing the speed of availability to users and enhancing the
output of new features as well as the quality of existing features of
thinkingParticles. Usually, cebas supports up to 3 versions of 3ds
Max beginning from the latest release of Autodesk 3ds Max (example:
3ds Max 2015, 2014,2013).
However, it is the user’s responsibility to
backup files and maintain them. New developments and bug fixes will
be introduced to the latest 3 versions of 3ds Max only.
Q: Does thinkingParticles now work in the cloud ?
(No, it does not.)
cebas’ your plug-in will work exactly the same like it did before. It is a standard 3ds Max application (plug-in) that runs
on your own personal computer.
