Member michaelws Posted October 13, 2022 Member Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) When I used the Update Manager to get the latest version of 3DCoat I now get this at the top of my window - 3DCoat 2022.47(learning). The word "learning" is what throws me. Does that mean I have a trial version now instead of a permanent version? When I check my Account page it shows that I get free upgrades until July 7, 2022. I wasn't aware of a time limitation with 3DCoat before. I haven't used the product since upgrading from V4 to 2021. Because I did not know of any time limitation am I now out of luck? I cannot remember if the 2022.16 version had the word "learning" like it does now. I really only use the Paint and Texturing capabilities but since I have owned 3DCoat for many years I bought the full upgrade instead of purchasing Textura. Now that it tells me I am no longer eligible to upgrade I don't know what to do here. I am hoping someone can make this a bit clearer, or easier to understand. Thanks Edited October 13, 2022 by michaelws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Hello Please look at this link when the next stable build (not beta on the forum) will be available in the Download section (https://3dcoat.com/download/?download=windows) after your free yearly update cycle the upgrade offer will appear automatically in your account. The logic is the following - we sell the upgrade - we do not sell just the maintenance officially. We sell license for the last stable build. 12 months of free upgrades after the last upgrade is just our gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member michaelws Posted October 13, 2022 Author Member Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Is this the Upgrade option for $45.00 (45 pounds or Euros) that shows up on my Account page? It doesn't say 12 months of upgrades, it just says "Individual Permanent 3DCoat 2022." Just a bit confusing. I was able to upgrade my version to 2022.34 and it did not revert to "learning." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 After 12 months period since the date of purchase your license did not expire: You have a permanent license, but that means that you can use 3DCoat unlimited period, but only versions that were released within 12 months period since the date of purchase. The license itself is permanent and in your account, you can download any version that was released during that period. But we did not promise anybody unlimited free updates. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member michaelws Posted October 13, 2022 Author Member Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 I hate to be persistant Carlosan but is the $45 what I would pay to get another 12 months of updates? Thanks and I appreciate your help with this so far. I just don't want to pay the 45 if is is not for this purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor Solution AbnRanger Posted October 13, 2022 Reputable Contributor Solution Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, michaelws said: I hate to be persistant Carlosan but is the $45 what I would pay to get another 12 months of updates? Thanks and I appreciate your help with this so far. I just don't want to pay the 45 if is is not for this purpose. That is correct. The upgrade is basically 12 months of updates, and your permanent license simply means you can use the last version/build released within that 12 month period, perpetually. So, if you were to upgrade today, you would get all 3DCoat 2022 updates and 2023.xx (whichever is the last build on October 13 2023). I hope that clears things up a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member michaelws Posted October 13, 2022 Author Member Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 Thanks, yes it clears this up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Member Snowflake Posted December 4, 2022 New Member Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) Meh, that would have been a nice thing to clear up explicitly, when the word permanent was communicated for them adhds like some of us. I'm in the same shoes as Michaelws was.However, I don't see the 45 monetary unit upgrade option. Where is it? Edited December 4, 2022 by Snowflake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Member Snowflake Posted December 22, 2022 New Member Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 12/4/2022 at 6:18 PM, Snowflake said: Meh, that would have been a nice thing to clear up explicitly, when the word permanent was communicated for them adhds like some of us. I'm in the same shoes as Michaelws was.However, I don't see the 45 monetary unit upgrade option. Where is it? I know the topic was resolved and everything, just one addition. If you don't see/get the 45EUR upgrade, turn off your adblockers. Apparently it does too good of a job. Once it's turned off, the upgrade button worked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MkIII Posted February 15, 2023 Member Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 One thing I found a bit confusing / annoying - is that even after your 12 months free upgrades are finished (like the OP, mine were last Summer, and 2022.34 is the last stable release available for my 2021 license), you still get told that a new stable build is available on the Splash Screen... even though its release is outside the 12 month cut-off, and installing it results in you having a "Learning" version. EG I currently have a prompt to install New stable build: 2022.38 Another thing to be aware of, is that last years installs went into a folder with the year 2021 appended to the folder name - now this is 2022. You can therefore accidentally run the wrong version if you are using old shortcuts. If you install the latest version or any that you do not have a license for, they will overwrite your current 2022 version. You can grab the correct version & reinstall, but it is possible that you might lose some settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Turn off Notify... will help to avoid any confusion about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ger Posted February 14 Member Report Share Posted February 14 What with this "learning mode"? i got permanent license and upgrade as well still this "Learning Mode" doesnt remove..because of this I CAN'T EXPORT high Tris.. im really upset how this software things works! anyone can help me we this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Try uninstalling your previous license before attach the new one Hope this help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ger Posted February 14 Member Report Share Posted February 14 What with this "learning mode"? i got permanent license and upgrade as well still this "Learning Mode" doesnt remove..because of this I CAN'T EXPORT high Tris.. im really upset how this software things works! anyone can help me we this?? Hi, I tried this before and still it doesnt work.. the learning mode is still in there and other solution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ger Posted February 14 Member Report Share Posted February 14 What with this "learning mode"? i got permanent license and upgrade as well still this "Learning Mode" doesnt remove..because of this I CAN'T EXPORT high Tris.. im really upset how this software things works! anyone can help me we this?? Did uninstall the license and reinstall it multiple times, i did login on website as well Nothing works! I hate that i can't export high resolution of my work. i got the permanent and upgraded as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Elemeno Posted February 14 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 14 check your license on the pilgway website , sign in and check your licenses expiry date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ger Posted February 14 Member Report Share Posted February 14 Thanks for answering, I got Permanent license and i also upgraded still this thing "learning" prevent me from exporting hi rez of work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor digman Posted February 14 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 14 Send your problem to sales@pilgway.com The below is for the windows version of 3DC. Something to try. After you have uninstalled the application remove the 3dcoat folder under your Documents folder. Before installing again make sure you have copied your license Will the above work, it is worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ger Posted February 14 Member Report Share Posted February 14 What with this "learning mode"? i got permanent license and upgrade as well still this "Learning Mode" doesnt remove..because of this I CAN'T EXPORT high Tris.. im really upset how this software things works! anyone can help me we this?? Thanks for Answering! I tried as well, It didn't work.. its really frustrating.. i will try to contact sales@pilgway.com on this thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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