I've been considering moving up from 3dxchange pro to pipeline, and I've registered 3dxchange so I'm a premium plus member, but there doesn't seem to be any direct upgrade from pro to pipeline. The only price I can find is the full discounted purchase price of pipeline of $349. Does anyone know if there is an actual direct upgrade price that would be lower than that?

Hi...

$349 is the current upgrade price to 3DXchange 7 Pipeline. The full price is $499.

Note: Upgrading to Pipeline will also give you the iClone Curve Editor Plug-in free. 


                                                                

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I was considering it too.  But $349 is currently prohibitive and the upgrade page says I can update to the version I already own for $139.  So to me that doesn't make sense, Hopefully there will be a sale for Black Friday / 7.1 release next week?


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Not any more it doesn't. Which is a shame.  An extra $100 for curve editor.

Looks like I won't be upgrading to pipeline anytime soon.



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i plan to buy the Curve editor for use with 3dxchange Pro - I am watching carefully to read reviews

IMO, Pipeline is juiced for exporters of content.  I don't resale content, don't do game development and I don't really have time for export to one application make a change or two and re-import IClone, etc.
I can do alot with obj files - 
I have bought every pipeline version up to this one... and I felt this version overpriced.  If I really need something worth the xtra hundreds of dollars I might consider it.  LOL

I also think Alembic export may have alot to do with it.

IMO, RL made a mistake pumping it out at this expensive pricing.  I suggest RL may hit the wall at these prices and lower them later, or lower them with next release.
 

Really?  I sure hope you're wrong.  So it's now an extra $100, even if you own the Pipeline version?
I thought the Curve Editor was "free" to anyone who had Pipeline, and figured it would not matter how you got there (via upgrade or whatever).

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Apparently, people have been told by Support that they don't qualify for the Curve editor even though they own a legal copy of Pipeline. For example, those that pre-ordered by spending a certain amount in content I believe (I don't remember the figure) have been told by Support that their copy 3DX Pipeline is a "gift" and doesn't qualify. Let's hope that's a misunderstanding, otherwise a lot of people will be really upset. Whoever is responsible at RL needs to get their act together.

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There is no mention of the curve editor on the 3DExchange section of the Addons page, it has its own entry.

But on the best deals tab, pipeline is $449 and pipeline with curve editor is $549,
So I can only assume curve editor does not come free with pipeline anymore.

It is still $349 to upgrade to pipeline (and as I mentioned before, it will allow me to upgrade from my current Pro, to Pro for $139 which is hilarious).


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that's what I am searching for now, it's ridiculous to have to buy 3dexchange pipeline for its full price, there should be a simple upgrade from pro to pipeline, its like i am buying the same shit i already have just soi can add exporting, why?

You do not need to buy 3DXchange 7 Pipeline for the full price. You only need to pay the discounted Upgrade/Member Price.

So please make sure you are logged into your Reallusion Account and then go to the page below. If you then click the "Add-ons" tab you will see the price to upgrade (Note: The full price is $499).

https://www.reallusion.com/store/product.html?l=1&p=ic


                                                                

Peter
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