is it still the same like last BFs? One has to unsubscribe the last sub and than buy a completely new sub?

Hey there,

I just saw that one of the lastest versions (2023.1.3-[R4]) is up from R21 while one before (2023.1.3-[R2]) is up from.R15 to R2024.

This seen, my question is: is there already a plan, from wich date on R21 plugins will also be obsolete?
1 year, 2 maybe? Or more or less? This is an ...

Hey there,

I just saw that the last version (2023.1.3-[ R4 ] (R21-R2024)) is up from R21 while one before (2023.1.3-[ R2 ] (R15-R2024)) was incl.R15 and up.

This seen, my question is: is there already a plan, from wich date on R21 will also be obsolete?
1 year, 2 maybe? Or more or less?

Thanks ...

... or dark/black areas with low Specular Depth value (12).

Changing the value from 50 down to 10 will reduce the duplications but grow the dark/black areas.

I try to render nice glass and get these duplications of the internal reflections and refractions. There is no black object in the scene ...

bepeg4d wrote:If your Annual subscription is going to expire in these days, to avoid issues, my suggestion is to cancel it, and then purchase the new BF Studio+ offer.

OK, found the Info-Site with cancel-link.

Hi Beppe, hey Otoy,
there is still an "extend maintenance for licenses" button on my account site. It is EUR 199 (instead of 187,92 for a Studio+). Would it do the same, order a new BF Sub?
Because else I would have to wait some 1 or 2 weeks to extend the existing sub wich drops on 07.12. And if ...

Hi there,

embedded help (buttons with lights, tags and so on) is leading to 404 error on my computers. Downloadable help is v4.01 only :(

Help in Settings Window Menu will open the new Help window (with a script error, but working).
Is there any chance that I get the interactive help back to work ...

Small Issue: there is often the problem, that nodes in the Node Editor cannot be grabbed and moved around, or scaled. Mostly only a few, one, two or three, so far not reproducable, when and wich. Next time opening same material, it can be that other or no nodes are affected. Un/Linking is possible ...

Hi there,
I have problems with displacement, don't know how to fix it. Displacement is ripping geo apart at edges. I tried texture- and vertex-displacement. Vertex displacement is also ripping apart, but looks a bit different.
Tried to look it up with the scene file from help , the material globe ...

Kalua wrote:V4 is the only prepetual version at this moment.

2020.x is as well.