Exporting 3DS max student version meshes with pro version results to?

Commander_Shepard · February 19, 2015, 6:16pm

A. JAIL
B. Meshes becoming legit
C. Bad things happening

So I just came to think of this,

What would happen if I am making a commercial game and I make all the meshes and other content in 3DS Max student version.Then use them to test the game during the internal development cycle (No public releases or displays) and then at some time subscribe a one month commercial license of 3Ds max ($100 I think) then export the student version meshes through commercial version to use it in less restrictive way e.g. making trailers or Alpha , beta releases or even the final release.

Does the above follows with logic and law?

darthviper107 · February 19, 2015, 6:34pm

Technically you’re not supposed to use files created with a student license in commercial use ever, even if you later pay for it and reopen the files. I think it still contains the information in the .max file if it’s been originally created in a student version anyway. Most of the time though, Autodesk isn’t keeping track of what people do.