
The exact figure varies between countries in which the Indie program is currently available: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US. Licences are available on a rental-only basis to users earning under USD $100,000/year, with subscriptions costing around $250/year.

You can hear the relevant section at 01:58:40 in the recording of the livestream.Īutodesk hasn’t announced a timescale for the wider rollout, or whether it will also apply to Maya Indie, Autodesk’s equivalent subscription program for Maya users.ģds Max Indie is available for Windows 7+. The program, which was initially described as a “limited-time offer”, is currently only available in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US.ĭuring the Q&As following last week’s livestream to mark the release of 3ds Max 2021, Chip Weatherman, Autodesk’s chief product owner for 3ds Max, said that Autodesk “will be putting it out worldwide at some point”. Launched last summer, 3ds Max Indie provides users with a gross annual revenue from design work of under $100,000/year with a single licence of the full version of the software. Use the full version of 3ds Max for $250/year The company hasn’t announced a timescale for the worldwide rollout, but said that the Indie subscription had now “gone beyond a pilot program”. Full details here.Īutodesk is to roll out 3ds Max Indie, its $250/year subscription to the 3D animation software for artists earning under $100,000/year, to a wider range of countries.

Updated: Autodesk has now rolled out 3ds Max Indie and Maya Indie worldwide.
