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Can I upgrade Core to FX?

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borbs727
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Im looking into buying a floating Houdini FX or Core license, but I don't really want to drop $7k all at once. If I buy Core can I upgrade to FX at a later date or would I have to purchase a separate FX license?
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mandrake0
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You can ask SESI directly they don't bite.
https://www.sidefx.com/Support/sales-inquiry/ [www.sidefx.com]
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I've asked them a few times in the past week via email and support ticket :/ They may not bite, but they're not answering either haha
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I've asked them a few times in the past week via email and support ticket :/ They may not bite, but they're not answering either haha

okey that's strange, normally they always gave a answer when i have done a RFE, Bug Report or what ever.
on discord there are SESI developers maybe you can ask them.

https://discord.gg/b8U5Hdy [discord.gg]
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Ya, they're usually really good about it. Maybe they're on vacation or something? Thanks for the discord link, I'll give it a shot.
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Got an answer:

That can definitely be done, no need to purchase a net new license.

There are different costs, however, depending if your license is currently node-locked (tied to a single workstation), or floating (LAL license, which can be situated on a server).
The upgrade costs are below:

Core (Node-Locked) to FX (Node-locked) = $2,695

Core LAL (floating) to FX LAL (floating) = $4,195

So it looks like it costs a little more overall, but you're able to spread out the cost if your end goal is an FX license
Edited by borbs727 - June 22, 2020 15:14:50
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