One of the most popular workflows for 3D artists and creators is going from Blender to KeyShot. If you're a Blender user, we're excited to finally bring you the KeyShot for Blender plugin. This plugin will help optimize your workflow by speeding up the process of bringing Blender files into KeyShot and updating the files you do bring into KeyShot.
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When you have unwanted noise or specks of light in your image, Denoise and Firefly Removal will clean it up quick. Today, we'll take a look at KeyShot Denoise and show you how you to use it to smooth out your visuals to produce faster results from your KeyShot scenes.
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With USDz and GLB export from KeyShot, there are a lot of ways to experience your 3D models. One common method is to share them with a QR code. The person uses the camera on their mobile device to scan the QR code which opens a link and (on modern mobile devices) displays the 3D model right on the screen. Today, we'll show you how to do this.
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KeyShot imports all major 3D file formats and has plugins for many of the most common. Among those is the KeyShot for NX plugin, a premium plugin that allows LiveLinking capability between KeyShot and Siemens NX.
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If you’re trying to add some depth to a logo or label in KeyShot, but don’t have the geometry of the graphic modeled on your part, you can easily create the illusion of an embossed or debossed graphic by using a simple bump map.
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Today, we’re going to explore the Rounded Edges tool in KeyShot. This is a handy feature that simulates fillets on parts, without actually altering the geometry and increasing the triangle-count.
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KeyShot Pro comes with many geometry tools to manage and work with your imported models. One of those is the Split Object Surface Tool. Today, we'll look at the tool and the Paint Selection feature for quick selection and splitting of model surfaces.
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KeyShot's Image tab is an easy way for you to reduce time spent post-processing renders. Along with greater control, you also have features like Bloom that allow you to further stylize renders to your needs and liking. Read on to learn how you can leverage KeyShot's Bloom settings to create more dynamic renderings.
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Product visualization specialist Will Gibbons has just released a new flagship course. The KeyShot Animation Masterclass is now available. The KeyShot Animation Masterclass is a 20-hour self-paced online course that will teach you everything you need to know to make professional-grade product animations. Take advantage of early bird pricing and special launch event bonuses prizes worth hundreds of dollars.
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KeyShot 11 introduces the new 3D Paint feature that allows you to very easily paint and stamp textures on the surface of your 3D models. Today, we'll break down the capabilities 3D Paint provides to control the effects through the Brush Shape and the Brush Color.
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Post-processing (editing) a rendering can be useful for many reasons. You may want to tweak the contrast, add some bloom or a vignette, or even change background colors and add frontplates. KeyShot allows you to do that prior to rendering but also after you have rendered your scene, along with creating multiple versions. Let's have a look.
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There's a secret, or rather, slightly hidden feature in KeyShot that allows you to animate the switch from one Studio to another. Imagine having two complementary scenes and instead of creating two different animations, you simply add another Studio and switch to it with little more than a click. What does this mean? Well, your entire animation can come to life all within KeyShot, and all within a single KeyShot scene.
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KeyVR Connect is a new feature that allows you and your team to join the same virtual scene where you can collaborate and make design decisions in real time, from anywhere. If you're new to KeyVR, it's a way to go from your KeyShot scene to a VR environment with a single-click. It's made for designers, requires no coding, and is the easiest way to go from 3D to VR. You can find out more and try it at keyshot.com/keyvr/. Now let’s get started!
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Backpack design, meet VR. Kicking off 2021, we were honored to team up with Gravity Sketch for the Gravity Sketch / KeyShot Backpack Design Challenge. The competition took place primarily on Instagram with over 100 entries submitted under the #gskschallenge that spanned diverse, thoughtful, and creative solutions in backpack design.
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The Mesh Simplification tool in KeyShot Pro allows you to quickly reduce the triangle counts of your mesh-based models. Here, we'll take a look at how to access and use it along with some tips on how to control the mesh quality.
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Freewrite is a smart, single-purpose tool for those who want to take the next step in writing with full focus, away from distractions. The Ernest Hemingway Freewrite signature edition, Hemingwrite, is an official, limited release from Freewrite in collaboration with the Ernest Hemingway Estate that pays homage to the most iconic literary personality of the last century. Hossein Alfideh captures the essence of Hemingway in the device with the visuals created in KeyShot.
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Camera mapping of textures and labels has been a feature in KeyShot for quite some time. The Camera mapping type projects your texture or label onto your model based on the camera’s orientation. When you move the camera, the projected texture moves as well.
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KeyShot has an array of lighting capabilities from simple drag-and-drop HDRI lighting to physical lights, along with lighting presets to get you started and a Light Manager to make controlling your scene lighting easy. KeyShot also has rich volumetric lighting capabilities that allow you to create light rays (god rays) or lights shining through a hazy scene. Today, we'll show how it's done using KeyShot's Scattering Medium and Spotlights.
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The KeyShot HDRI editor is a great tool for when you want to create real-world lighting but you’re limited by time or computing power. While the Physical Lights capability is the most accurate way to create realistic lighting and shadows, it can require more resources to render. The HDRI editor is the perfect solution for rendering realistic lighting, fast.
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KeyShot provides plenty of tools to create realistic-looking shadows in any setting. But what about ground shadows? And how can you create a separate ground shadow with a transparent background? Read on to learn how to setup a scene to generate a ground shadow layer for ultimate control (without creating a harsh shadow pass) and, as a bonus, learn more about working with Models Sets in KeyShot.
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While it seems like surface dust doesn't belong in a product shot, some like the added realism a little surface dust provides. There are quite a few ways to add surface imperfections to your KeyShot scene. Some are quick, simple and to the point, while others are more involved, requiring many nodes within the KeyShot Material Graph. Today, we'll show how to do this using the Material Graph in KeyShot Pro.
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In this tutorial Product Designer, Nadeem Hussain, shares how to use KeyShot Fuzz to create interesting brush and bristle variations. He takes you step by step through model preparation, using the KeyShot Material Graph, and adjusting the settings to get the look you need. We would like to thank Student Design for the collaboration on this tutorial. Follow Nadeem and Student Design on Instagram for more tutorials and design insight.
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If you’ve ever wanted an easy way to stage many products under the same environment and lighting conditions, then KeyShot Scene Templates are the best way for you to accomplish that. This is a new feature we're excited to bring you in KeyShot 2023.
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If you haven't taken the opportunity to browse KeyShot Cloud for materials or other assets, now is a great time. We occasionally upload high quality materials, textures, and models used on our quick tips, but there are some KeyShot users who also share really amazing materials. Today, we're highlighting a set of unique AxF materials created by Philip Feilhaber at KeyShot reseller, KeySoft.
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Creating accurate and realistic renderings can help entice stakeholders and customers buy into the vision of your product concepts. Achieving accuracy requires paying attention to the little things: small details often make the difference between flat and photo-real. Read on to learn about how you can leverage KeyShot's opacity maps to create worn away edges for both hard and soft touch materials.
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