Plasticity 1.3 Coming Soon!: The Blender Bridge and New Pricing

Plasticity 1.3 is coming out in a few weeks. There will be a bunch of exciting features, including the Blender bridge.
With Plasticity 1.3 the price of the Indie license will increase from $99 to $150. This will help make Plasticity more sustainable as a business. In addition, the Indie license will include 12 months of free updates, rather than be limited to 1.x updates as it is today. If you want to get the lowest price possible, you still have a couple weeks to buy Plasticity at $99. If you want the 12 months of free upgrades, wait to buy Plasticity at $150 when version 1.3 comes out, which will be in early October.

[@DigitalNinjaGraphics]

Thank you for push the boundaries of innovation in 3D technology. Yes! please make sure your business is profitable so you can afford to hire top talent. Wishing you the best of luck! Feed the startups to starve or rival the oligopolies!

[@ner0718]

I am actually really satisfied with you changing the pricing model. I definitely wanted those 12 month of Updates and that was the only thing holding me back from buying in (I was mindblown by my 30 day free trial). 150€ seems to be such a fair price for a piece of software that just works, no troubles, beautiful and easy to learn Interface and functions. I might have to get a part time job in between my school but that would totally be worth it.

[@TAH1712]

I hope you don't have to work too hard for the 150 USD. Something that you can keep for a couple of years and get great use of it is well worth that money.

[@68centsanimations96]

speaking of the pricing,I think its totally fair, its worth 150 dollars or even more anyways! Speaking of the funcionalities added, this is amazing! Plasticity is the perfect app for those who: 1: study alias in university/ on their own and need another app to escape the 5000 dollars a year problem. (by having 98% of what alias offers) 2: are starting 3d modeling, and they either buy shapr 3d or plasticity ( shapr3d having 40% of the features of plasticity and costing way more) 3: need to do precise and scaled models (like architecture) and need an app that can let you double check for measures. (I personally just completed an internship with an erchitecture studio where I made complicated models using plasticity. Went as smooth as oil) this app will be a pillar of future 3d modeling softwares. I always try to promote it to whoever asks me about 3d modeling.

[@blandmanager]

Really love the blender bridge. Very elegant and comprehensive. Understandable about the price increase. Just as long as you don't start charging per install!

[@Havoc2003414]

😂😂😂 got me good

[@sethdaigle2284]

the shade! XDD

[@massivetree7937]

No apology needed. Keep it sustainable. Thanks for all your hard work!

[@claytonjones6127]

Plasticity is so interesting and fun to build with. Nick is an amazing developer and deserves our support! This software is worth that and so much more = The product is fantastic and evolving at such a rapid and impressive rate. I have been so upset by shady Unity changes and Zbrush getting vandalized by Maxon and corporate greed ruining creative, healthy ecosystems. I spent close to $1,000USD for a copy of Zbrush in 2021 and now it is locked and deactivated unless I update - lame ...And now he makes a blender bridge? - Dood! Nick - you are killing it!! Bravo!!! Independent software like Plasticity give me hope and I am thankful there are people like Nick who so passionately is building something that is so powerful and fun to use!. Thanks Nick!

[@SuWoopSparrow]

What do you mean locked and deactivated? You should still have access to your perpetual license if you bought one. I don't like what Maxon is doing with ZBrush, but ZBrush's old business model was also highly unsustainable. I bought ZBrush for 700$ and had free upgrades year after year with significant, innovative updates - this is not sustainable software development.

[@SuWoopSparrow]

@@blendersarelikevegans Do you even watch the video or just intentionally ignore what hes saying? 100$ is not sustainable and not a price point where he can expand the business.

[@MACHIN3]

Stellar work, as always. And all power to you in regards to the pricing. Still under priced for what it is IMO. Looking forward to what you and now your team will be doing over the next years.

[@GnougnouA10]

Dude go work with them and rule the world with MachinePlasticity :D

[@rustbucket1971]

Don't apologize for the price hike Nick! Plasticity is still a bargain at $150 and you're moving to a better license. I'm more than happy to fund the development of 2.0 and beyond to see what amazing tricks you have up your sleeve. God speed and thanks for making such an amazing program!

[@rustbucket1971]

Also quick thought, maybe provide a student/educational license? I know that's a lot more overhead in terms of confirming student ID's and all that but getting people at the start of their 3D journey might be very valuable long term.

[@CarlMoebis]

@@rustbucket1971 Yes, Shapr3D does this, student discount or free will bring up a generation of artists and engineers that want to use Plasticity in their profession.

[@eviv8010]

You kidding? 150 for an immature software full of bugs, just sell it to autodesk already, they love overpricing their software anyway. isnt that what you wanted to do in the first place.

[@tneveu1]

Totally agree. It's still a great price. I'll happily pay that.

[@xXCrimsonWolfXx752]

@@eviv8010 Genuinely curious as to why you have such a hate boner towards this developer. Not sure if you're just a random troll coming here to stir the pot, because if you have genuinely been using the program and using it since its early builds, you would have seen that this program is pretty solid 95% of the time. I have had fewer problems with this program than ones that cost hundreds in subscription. Any bugs or faults it might have had I have personally brought forward to Nick on the Discord, and he would have them fixed within the week. At least with this one developer, you actually get heard, unlike every parasite corp that has still yet to fix simple bugs from the 90s.

[@TDPEquinox]

LOVE to hear that you're not looking to sell to autodesk. 100% support the overall tiny increase in price. For what the program can already do, it's well worth it.

[@TDPEquinox]

@@blendersarelikevegans They 100% would. Plasticity is a major disruption in the CAD/CAM market, and autodesk has a history of catching these things early.

[@eviv8010]

its just a matter of time man

[@velstorios9473]

Don't be so sure, if one day he get an offer for a tremendous price, he may sell it for someone

[@mikeben9587]

@@velstorios9473 true words. this piece of software is the next milestep in the 3d world, like Substance it was in the past. And then Adobe buyed it. Same like Redshift or Zbrush by Maxon. Every software who is extemly good, will be acquired by a big company. They do not tolerate competition, for this, the market is to small. So i think in three or four years, Plasticity will be a part of Autodesk, Maxon or Adobe. And then you have to pay monthly.

[@oBCHANo]

If he's gonna sell to anyone, sell to Maxon, they're the most polished turd.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Excited to see your vision come to fruition. Full support for the pricing model. Still an absolute bargain for that kind of product. Also happy to see that you are expanding your team to further grow and improve your product.

[@akanar_1924]

As long as Linux support isn't going anywhere and it does not move to subscription based. I am here for whatever. Just finally happy I don't have to dual boot anymore.

[@goncalotr]

as a student that would only thinker with this a do think the price is expensive, but if I had the disposable income I could justify buying it. I would suggest to make a student version available.

[@jazon9]

100$, or even 150$ for comercial use CAD life time licence is still like discount price. You still can use 30 day free trial.

[@goncalotr]

@@jazon9 it's not really life time if updates come as dlc, and the program is not a complete package yet, if it was the situation would be different. I would like to buy it, it's just to much for me as a student just to play around. Also note that I only want to use it for personal use.

[@danholzer4626]

Nick you have created a fantastic product! Don’t apologize for the minor price hike it is still a great deal thanks

[@nimrod7785]

I don't care as much of how much you increase the price. And the 12 months updates are fine. As long as you don't go full subscription I am following and supporting. Thanks for all the fantastic features!

[@RunTheTape]

stay on perpetual license forever and we're good. also, going after UV workflows is the right direction. this is the single most major pain point of CAD workflows.

[@eth7928]

Price is ok. Just don't sell out to Adobe or Autodesk. Stay independent. Thats all we ask for and we gladly pay for that privilage.

[@Olstman]

I agree with most that raising the price to $150 is not significant, the more you give people an unprecedented chance to buy at the old price, But please, a huge request, make a proper measure system and additional units setup, so that users can make at least some drawings and see all the necessary dimensions in front of their eyes. It seems to me that against the background of the huge amount of work that has already been done - this is a small thing, but a lot of people will appreciate it, and this is something that people will be willing to pay $50 without hesitation

[@MotionFriend]

I’ve been playing with Plasticity lately and it’s such a joy to use. Well worth the new asking price

[@3dkiwi920]

Really excited about the Surfacing stuff!! I'd be happy to pay $50 to upgrade from 'Current Indie' to 'New Indie' if that's possible.

[@tunaroll3957]

Refaceting in Blender Live Link is really a superior feature that will make working with the two tools super convenient & fun!

[@ytskt]

Price increase to 150usd is expected and not out of the way. What's unexpected is 1.4 being the final version of 1.x with a minor update... 😕

[@XBLWasabiSnooters]

He said it was the last update for the year. Hopefully we still get the incremental updates into the next year.

[@Ale3dGl]

I love Plasticity. This software is really money well spent. With this bridge to Blender, happiness is complete.

[@mirac_]

Love the idea of $150 for 12 months of both minor and major updates, seems like a great alternative to subscription models that I hadn't considered before. Even better than a per version perpetual license imo. It's like the best of both worlds with both the ongoing updates you get with subscription services and the ability to use the last software version you update to in perpetuity. Gives you the freedom to hold on to your current version if you wish or go for another 12 months in case a major update that you want rolls around.

[@GeahkBurchill]

The price hike actually makes me wanna support it more because I know Plasticity will be around in 5+ years instead of folding due to unsustainable pricing.

[@danieldonaldson8634]

Exactly. Nobody wants a great tool with a bad business model. Charge what's viable.

[@gorfulator]

150 I can live with !

[@KRGraphicsCG]

I love this program very much! And the price increase... I'm cool with it and I want to upgrade to a Studio License soon

[@Intercepto]

Cost increase is fine as long as you have sustainable model and permanent licenses which users love. It is still very cheap for what it offers. Some plugins for 3D software cost way more than Plasticity.

[@studiosjj]

Great 3d application with no subscription, just bought it thanks Nick.

[@Havoc2003414]

I would gladly pay more if it means you don't sell. This program is advancing rapidly and I, and many others I assume, will gladly continue to support you. Keep up the great work! One of the best programs ive ever had the chance to use.

[@TAH1712]

yes but you can KEEP whatever you buy forever - afterall, how do you know NK won't get run over by a bus tomorrow

[@Havoc2003414]

@@TAH1712 haha dark but true. Let's hope they live a long and healthy life

[@Workbenchtv]

This. I don't need complicated licensing agreements phoning home every 2 seconds, subscription models, or botched UI "refreshes" when some company tries to rebrand software they purchased on the road to ruining what was great about it.

[@Workbenchtv]

@@blendersarelikevegansI'm not an idiot. I'm sure it does phone home, what I meant is the sort that some software companies have done that it does so even while you're rendering and you come back to failed renders or that even when you're online you get logged out while you're working. Second, a subscription is a specific thing in which you have a software for a time period and after that you lose access completely. That's not what he's doing, as you keep that copy when it's done. It's basically a traditional perpetual license. Third, I'm sure he's going to develop new things to keep people re-investing. That's kind of the point. But at 8:32 he said you get 12 months with Indie, the same as studio, regardless of minor/major version. That's one of the big changes for the extra $60. He said the "Version 1.x updates included" policy from before didn't make sense. No one is pretending, unless you're trying to say that what Nick is doing is equivalent to any of the larger companies because it's not and you're mistaken about what he even said in this video.

[@TAH1712]

@@blendersarelikevegans Any work by anyone usually costs, especially if you have to pay wages out. I wonder how many of the early adopters will go to ver 2. I think a third or more will immediately pay again, 1/3 will wait a little time ( perhaps upto a year) and a 1/3 ( but hopefully less for Plasticity's sake) will stick at v1.4 - however, perhaps 2 ~3 x will now buy it as it's clearly getting developed fast and so the revenues grow... Any business must distance themselves from users that only want free or next to free unless there's some other payback and development funding model. As long as there's demonstrable evolution, you have to pay for the best if you have high standards or are in a professional role. I can see the price staying 150 usd for the next 2 years based on an increasing active user base, moving then to 200 usd - still incredibly cheap. I used to pay over 1500 usd per annum for software support and updates over twenty years ago now - go off support and to get the latest, you had to pay all the back maintenance up! Thankfully it's different now.

[@wonkaytry]

Consider making a public (non discord environment) Roadmap page so that users gets an idea in the FUTURE they're investing in.

[@losing_interest_in_everything]

You should consider keeping the price at $99 (or possibly lowering it) while offering a perpetual license for version 1.0. Then, when version 2.0 is available, you can charge a fee, for example $30, to upgrade from the 1.0 perpetual license to 2.0 perpetual license. In addition, you can set up a $5/month subscription plan to provide access to minor updates. For example, one person might purchase a $99 perpetual license for version 1.0, which allows him or her to use the software indefinitely, but without receiving further updates. Another person could also purchase the 1.0 license for $99, but the following year, choose to pay for the 2.0 license upgrade to gain access to the new features, but without the futur minor updates. Another option is to purchase the 1.0 license and subscribe to monthly minor updates. When version 2.0 is released, the user must purchase the upgrade license to continue using the new features, as his subscription would end, returning his version to the perpetual 1.0 license.

[@josephalfredgarcia9984]

You have my support

[@lucabaldi2034]

How many 1.x versions do you plan to release? (before switching to 2.x)

[@krzysztofmathews738]

The Blender bridge looks like a very useful asset, and I think that your business model moving forward is still more than reasonable for what you are providing.

[@lbd_artistry]

I love the blender bridge! I think this amazing and I love the price increase it’s important recognise your value you create.

[@rubberjohnny5]

The blender bridge is even more awesome that I imagined!

[@rafapayan3361]

Got the Indie version few weeks ago, I wouldn't mind to pay the extra $51 to get the one year updates, is this possible?

[@nickkallen1]

Yes let's talk in October.

[@jazon9]

@@nickkallen1 Ohh, nice to hear it.

[@anthonyethridge5397]

The new indie price is still affordable for hobbyists like me. Looking forward to version 2. Keep the awesome work!

[@SerKBer]

Happy to see you're developing the idea of using Plasticity data for UVs. Still work to make it more attractive to modelers, but deff in the right direction. Amazing work!

[@TheGuardianofAzarath]

If any company offers to buy you out, turn them down. I understand the need for a price increase, and support it, i'm glad it's not too steep, i've been holding off on purchasing the indie license (been waiting for the 1.3 release), but now i know that is coming, i'll pick it up soon. Sadly my skills with blender are less than good (i mainly use maya indie, which i may drop soon), but if i do most of my modeling in plasticity, it shouldn't really be an issue unless i'm doing something organic (unless you plan to add metaballs to plasticity at some point, they're already in blender). The only real issue i have with blender as a maya user is editing the pivot of an object, in maya, all you have to do is hit the D key, move the pivot, and hit the D key a second time, in blender, it's a bit more involved.

[@marklandsaat3696]

150 dollars is still an incredible deal for a perpetual CAD license

[@danieldonaldson8634]

Your software is really great, and there's no problem I have with the price increases. However, I just bought it (before the trial was over) at $99. How will you allow me to upgrade my license to get the 2.x upgrades as I would if I bought it now? I think that it would be good for you to have a policy that doesn't penalize adopters who have already committed to Plasticity. Will there be a $50 upgrade cost for people like me when 2.0 comes out?

[@Mtmelco]

I'll gladly pay 150USD next time I upgrade plasticity. You might not want to be a billionaire but I hope you become one. I just hope you don't sell your customer base like Pixologic did. Keep blowing our minds!

[@ref8893]

...plasticity is a dynamic project, deserving support. The price hike is OK.

[@motionwithoskar]

...ok

[@eviv8010]

lol doubling the price without any major updates, if this were Autodesk, people would be all over it bitching....

[@travisyee7278]

@@eviv8010 Tfw you can't math.

[@AlleonoriCat]

Yeah, It's a sign to me to just go and buy it right now. I was meaning to for some time, but it's a solid cue

[@quockhanhlk]

while plasticity is an awesome tool and the price increase is VERY justified, 'excited', 'never before seen', 'sensational', 'innovative' are words that inexperience project managers/ producers say all the time, dooming many projects to fail. I hope youre the exception.

[@AustinOConnellVideos]

$150 really isn't bad, especially for what you get. I want 1.x to be supported for a good while since I did it before the 12 month thing, but I'm definitely interested in the new tools and ideas 2.x might have.

[@Eternitum]

Jesus. The bridge is too OP. My brain is melted. Fantastic job!!!!!!!

[@OP-sg7ff]

I mean, people complain about prices going up when you literally get nothing in return. This is clearly not the case and perfecly reasonable in my opinion. The software is already in a very good shape, it is being developed at an incredible pace and as you said it was made very clear early on that the 99$ wasn't sustainable. Even after the price bump Plasticity remains one of the best and the cheapest CAD program out there that you can actually OWN.

[@vanvelt]

Love the Plasticity :) Tried it for a few minutes an instantly fell in love with it. I tried to convince our studio to give it a shot. But as of now the CAD import options are to limited. No DXF/DWG i.e. is a dealbreaker for us right now :/

[@Gr33nDeman]

Ive already purchased the $100 indie license, but you'd better believe I'd pay $150 in a heartbeat! This program is so fun and worth it Nick, I hope your vision comes to fruition!

[@russell3461]

I've been a 3DS Max user for 14 years, after you mentioned not selling to Autodesk, I'm all in.

[@eviv8010]

ahaha he will say whatever to make you buy it lol

[@chidi21]

You don't have to appologise for raising the price. Its completely understandable if you want your software to flourish. Awesome work and I will be upgrading to Studio to help you out.

[@davidlegnon9696]

I'm a 1.x license holder - what happens after that 12 month cycle? Do we have to pay full price to gain access to future updates, or will there be an upgrade fee?

[@gryphonsegg]

yup every year...

[@andrewmajewski1756]

While I'm not really the biggest Blender fan (I learned Maya, Modo, and Max), the demonstration of the Blender Bridge, especially with some of the poly reduction and UV marking looks intriguing to say the least. I'm really excited to learn more about what your long term plans are for doing the advanced surfacing. I don't know how or if it's possible, but to be able to edit surfaces directly and interactively similar to polygon / subdivision surfaces would be amazing.

[@TAH1712]

usually market redirection / disruption technology isn't usually talked about until it happens...

[@haidermoyedm3901]

@@blendersarelikevegans can you provide me the reasons that made blender shitty? I wanna know and learn

[@heinblues]

Not using Blender at all but i really like Plasticity. Would be nice to have an asset library and a split screen function where you see all your workspaces on one screen.

[@UnchartedWorlds]

I supported you with Studio license as indie artist/gamedeveloper. Looking forward to the updates

[@nickzucc]

Really good enjoying the software! I’ve been exploring using the program to feed directly into UE5 via nanite and its work really well for this. I’m staring to understand more complex surfacing via lofts and stitching sheets together to make solids. It had me thinking to one of the first modeling packages I ever learned, Hash Inc’s Animation Master program where you used a spline based patch modeler. I’ve always wondered why surfacing couldn’t be that simple like that very old program I learned so long ago. If you can make complex surfacing made easy… I think you have a real game changer on your hands. Excited to see what you build for the future!

[@JoshuaMerrill042]

I started learning Hash Animation Master for a while, until I found Blender. 😁

[@nickzucc]

@@JoshuaMerrill042 I think I was using it as far back as 1996-7!!! 😳

[@peacememories]

Well you got me, I stopped waiting and finally bought it. I'm not sure if buying now for the lower price was the right idea to be honest though. Maybe I should've waited to pay more and maybe get a v2 upgrade. Though I might just pay again once that comes out if I get use out of plasticity, or wait a bit and enjoy that I'm not paying per month

[@OccultDemonCassette]

The price increase is reasonable considering inflation is hitting everyone hard.

[@MrSuprashadow]

Pricing at $150 is ok. Thanks for a really good product.

[@Oldyellowbrick]

I purchased plasticity studio purely because I support the cause. I’ve not even used it yet, but hopefully I get chance soon outside client work 🤞 people should really purchase studio if they can afford it.

[@evilsdexter5261]

My 2 cents, as long as your licensing model is perpetual + 12 months (which exactly like jetbrains has) I think that the price increase is fair and somewhat wanted in order for us to have new features. So basically a kind yearly subscription model with the perpetual mode included is the way to go that is fair for everyone.

[@eviv8010]

double the price without any major updates....yaaaay...hes so smart and innovative...yaaay

[@droidbox]

Hello, I may have a noob question. Will there be a centimeter measurement, or a way to display measurements in the drawing?

[@gustavodutra8578]

I really want plasticity to be one of the best hardsurface cad program. Completely understandable.

[@xylvnking]

Even though I don't have a lot of money I honestly have zero issues with a price increase because it means you get to develop this amazing software. Thanks for everything you do, loving my trial and excited to buy :]

[@MPG71]

Love the software! I am hoping for more ways to measure and added precision. This program is quickly replacing ViaCAD for me

[@teddydann69]

Really like your work, I think plasticity worth it money, but I hope to see more customization for navigating and interface, me personally like white background

[@nordic2366]

With this coming I'll actively wait until V1.3 releases to buy just to support you. Legitimately the most exciting thing in 3D content creation I've seen since Blender 2.8 came out. Well done, man.

[@CloudPictures-]

Thank you, Nick and your team, for your hard work on Plastisity and all the new features we as users want. I think all of us who have an indie license can fully understand the increased price from version 1.3 onwards and understand it, especially since there is no comparable program on the market and you are not handing it over to the software magnates . The Blender Bridge looks great and I can't wait for Plastisity 1.3 to be released in the next few weeks.

[@antonioesposito8071]

" there is no comparable program on the market " its just a dumbed down MOI or Rhino, its very very far from innovating anything other than having a "clean" UI

[@eviv8010]

@@antonioesposito8071 Fusion 360 is still better and free..you dumass

[@CloudPictures-]

@@antonioesposito8071 However, don't forget how long Rhino or Moi have been developed and on the market. This is also a crucial point.

[@setaindustries]

Plasticity for me has been beyond useful, and even though I'm on a tight budget I would gladly purchase a major version for $150. If this is the cost of keeping your project independent and not "corrupted" by big companies than I'm willing to pay the price for that. Thank you for making this!

[@jmichealj0495]

I Dont mind the price increase but for us who bought it earlier can there be an option just to pay the difference (rather than the full amount)? I got the indie license in June, and it just feels a little soon to pay another $150.

[@dimitrispappas2411]

Blender bridge is amazing, do you have any plans about bridging with 3ds max?

[@nickkallen1]

The blender addon is open source, MIT license, and I've tried to write it in a style that would be easy to port to another program. But someone else will have to do the work.

[@akaAlias]

Hey @@nickkallen1 you and your Team are doing a great Job! Is there a way to invest in your company? Cheers.

[@TheParadigmShiftTV]

Any plans to bridge to Maya?

[@modelenginerding6996]

The UV stuff is really nice! I've been busy and out of the loop. I see no issues with the price. Keep going strong for the long term!

[@marsmotion]

just dont sell out to the empire and all will be fine....stay a rebel...

[@slizgi86]

Seams reasonable, hope in the future you will stick to your values and not sell it to maxon or adobe for ~$100+M... ;)

[@jazon9]

Glad I bought plasticity early.

[@CarlMoebis]

Love what coming (especially Blender Bridge), you know Shapr3D is paying for ads to appear on this vide? They also have a permanent ad under the video too. Not sure if this is on purpose or they are targeting anything with a "cad" or "3d" tag.

[@nickkallen1]

Lol I didn’t know. But I don’t think I can do anything about it.

[@christophed4579]

First time I'm happy to have bought a software !

[@vlweb3d]

UNITY really screwed over their customers with their "new" pricing structure. Just don't do that and you'll do just fine.

[@yanis_s500]

I am a biggest fan of everything you are doing - so cool! Plasticity will be the industry standard one day - mark my words. This is history in the making.

[@MrShneeblie]

So if we own Plasticity currently (at $99), we will get 1.3, correct? Will there be an upgrade price if we already paid $99 when it came out? Either way it's a great price, I just wanted to be clear... thanks for all you have done!

[@nickkallen1]

Hi, yes Indie includes all 1.x updates which will include 1.3

[@kwzon]

Totally support the pricing for this feature set. Just tried it out for the first time and must say I'm a bit disappointed regarding its performance. Laggy response time on Macbook M1 (and what's with the "rubber band orbit"?). Shapr3D is much faster, but lacks some of the nice features you have. Also, curve tool is almost unusable, I think most people expect quad curves. Will follow and hope to purchase when basics are more optimized.

[@ElvinDude]

Can we expect the same bridge for Cinema 4D? Cinema 4D modeling tools are not so great, and I'm pretty sure that every C4D user will buy Plasticity right away. Many of us using Moi3D currently

[@nickkallen1]

The bridge is open source so it can hopefully be ported by someone else. I'm not familiar with c4d's api unfortunately.

[@Armadous]

I agree that $99 is a bargain. I'm in the first week of my demo but I'm already convinced that Plasticity is a game changer for my hard surface modeling workflow. I will try to wait until after the price hike to purchase my individual license. edit: The blender bridge is a big deal to me.

[@NLCatwizard]

With the new feature I have no more excuse to not UV unwrap my model : D

[@TAH1712]

150 USD still very, very low...totally agree about the pace of features etc. Asking for more money always is difficult but in this case I think everyone seeing the development has been expecting it. So if buying now before the increase, you get 1.3 and maybe a very minor 1.4, but that's it. Doesn't it make a lot more sense to wait until 1.3 is released for 1 year minimum upgrades... How software products are purchased and then latterly updated appears not a very straightforward buying or selling situation - value for money is the key.

[@xXCrimsonWolfXx752]

$50 more for the Indie version is no big deal Nick. You are one man (soon to be another, yay!) pouring his heart and soul into this. You have always shown yourself as being a down-to-earth, honest, passionate person when it comes to realistic pricing and allowing people to have access to your work. You and your team's labor value should be recognized and those that can't be mature enough to see that aren't going to support you in the first place. In a year alone, you have written a program to a level of capability that the entire industry of trillions of dollars has still failed to produce. Was about to buy the Indie version at the current price, but will certainly wait for the 1.3 release, and gladly pay the $150 if it means long-term confidence in the company :)

[@mr.sandman1217]

in my opinion, that is a fair price increase. i'm very happy with the functionality Plasticity, it has been a game changer within my workflow. excited to see and support the future of this company and program.

[@scoutartz2385]

Any way to pay the extra $50 for the 12 months of updates? I just bought a license less than a week ago and wouldn't mind paying a lil more for guaranteed updates.

[@nickkallen1]

yes - but email us in October and we can sort it out then

[@madgorilla4888]

please don't remove the perpetual license, it's for the people that are just hobbyist and love the program like me. It's ok to do a subscription base . but IMO I love owning the software. I never imagine the software that I'm dreaming of will come true a very simple yet powerful. my imagination doing modelling fast and easy. I've been learning some 3d software but for some reason I aways hard for me unlike plasticity I enjoyed just purely design to your hearts content. Thanks bro!!!!.

[@0zaidi]

hello nick, thank you for the update, is it possible in the future that you'll be adding things like maintenance extension periods that people with licenses can buy? I got my indie license a month or 2 back and I wonder if in the future I'll be able to buy extensions so I can get the feature that improves my workflow without having to buy a second license, so I've been having a blast using the software and it's my first ever nurbs experience yet it came so naturally, thank you for the amazing software and thoughtful design, cheers ✨

[@nickkallen1]

renewal/update is tbd

[@DeWolfePilotChannel]

From 99$ to 150$ - not a problem at all.

[@phildonahue3158]

it's a shame the dimensional editing tools are so lackluster. I'm a big fan of everything else plasticity is doing, but it doesn't have the feature set to support a real engineering workflow :(

[@Armadous]

I'm buying in on the hope that maturity will come.

[@hacotell]

I really admire the work you're doing.

[@tunaroll3957]

150$ is still super affordable for us indie designers; with all the beauty & functionality Plasticity offers us

[@angushume2054]

Would love to see a bridge to Modo.

[@DaveBrinda]

Amazing, I can't wait try the Blender bridge! Re: Pricing, I'm an indie creator but purchase the Studio license just to help support this awesome tool. Keep up the great work!

[@eddy4719]

Will there be a bridge to c4d in the future?