I got an e-mail from Nemetschek offering me a $1,428 upgrade to VW2016 Spotlight w/ Renderworks (I use 2010 currently) but I would be on a "recurring billing structure" where after 2 years I would be charged $714/yr to continue using the software. The upgrade fee to buy it outright from VW2010 is $2,434.
I'm by no means a power user, I figure out what I need to do but really don't use most of the software offerings. I'm actually happy with 2010, but being that my CAD workstation is 5 years old I was thinking of going to 2016 and getting a killer workstation and laptop to go with it (most of the time I use it I'm on the road). I don't use renderworks (I only use Fast & Artistic rendering) and 95% of my drawings are 2 dimensional. I've only a few times had a project slow down on me because of a lot of lines. I do use Vectorworks religiously. I have it open every day and it is a huge tool in my day to day operations. I would love to learn all the advanced features but don't have the attention span.
Should I bother with the "Pay as You Go" plan or just buy 2016 outright? I can also get itWITHOUT renderworks upgrade from 2010 for $2,021. I'm kind of against the Pay As You Go plan, partly because I'm old school and think they're holding me hostage but mostly because I've used 2010 for 5 years and don't really HAVE to upgrade. But then you factor in updates (which I'm guessing are free), and it might be worth it. Any thoughts? Has anyone switched to this billing method recently with Vectorworks?
I'm by no means a power user, I figure out what I need to do but really don't use most of the software offerings. I'm actually happy with 2010, but being that my CAD workstation is 5 years old I was thinking of going to 2016 and getting a killer workstation and laptop to go with it (most of the time I use it I'm on the road). I don't use renderworks (I only use Fast & Artistic rendering) and 95% of my drawings are 2 dimensional. I've only a few times had a project slow down on me because of a lot of lines. I do use Vectorworks religiously. I have it open every day and it is a huge tool in my day to day operations. I would love to learn all the advanced features but don't have the attention span.
Should I bother with the "Pay as You Go" plan or just buy 2016 outright? I can also get itWITHOUT renderworks upgrade from 2010 for $2,021. I'm kind of against the Pay As You Go plan, partly because I'm old school and think they're holding me hostage but mostly because I've used 2010 for 5 years and don't really HAVE to upgrade. But then you factor in updates (which I'm guessing are free), and it might be worth it. Any thoughts? Has anyone switched to this billing method recently with Vectorworks?