Today we’ll be looking at KeyShot's Depth of Field setting and the background blur effect called bokeh. We'll demonstrate how to set up a standard bokeh appearance, then use this to show how to create custom bokeh appearances using bokeh filters in KeyShot.
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The Stratasys and KeyShot design competition committee is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Gaming Mouse Design Competition. We received over 80 design submissions! That total includes several ineligible, international submissions that were outstanding nonetheless.
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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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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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The new features in KeyShot 10.1 bring a variety of improvements, including Move Tool updates that offer basic collision detection and object settling. Follow along as we explore the new capability and show you how to use it for your renderings.
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Today, we're excited to bring you KeyShot 10.1. With KeyShot 10, Luxion introduced consolidated light management, advanced keyframe and environment animation capabilities, the all-new Smart Export for a wide variety of 3D output options, and a completely redesigned Move Tool for improved accessibility and placement.
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Among KeyShot 10’s new Smart Export additions is a new 3D printing format that allows you to export 3MF files directly from KeyShot. Here, we'll learn how to export 3MF files from KeyShot to significantly speed up your prototyping process.
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Stratasys and Luxion are teaming up for the Gaming Mouse Design Challenge on GrabCAD where you can submit your design for a chance to win KeyShot Pro, a 3D print of your model, and more.
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KeyShot's new Keyframe Animation is an easy to use animation feature that allows you to capture your geometry’s position with sequences of keyframes along a timeline. Complex animations would usually take a lot of work with multiple translation and rotation animations but keyframes simplify the setup and add more animation capabilities to speed the process.
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KeyShot allows you to easily hide and show parts or groups of parts. When you right-click in the Real-time View, you will see the various hide/show options. A new option added for KeyShot 10 is Solo Mode that opens up a new method to work with parts and speed your existing workflows.
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Sprout Studios has announced their latest business venture building on their expertise in product design and visualization. Sprout Viz is a new Industrial Design-led visual content creation studio using KeyShot to deliver high resolution, photorealistic, computer-generated imagery (CGI) and animations.
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With KeyShot 10, we introduce a new Light Manager to control all your scene lighting from one locations. Today, we'll learn about the Light Manager features and how you can use it to better manage all types of scene lighting.
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KeyShot RealCloth allows you to create visually accurate woven materials inside KeyShot. It's a game-changer for visualizing everything from complex flannel and fleece to muslin and more. However, it can be used to create other woven materials and with KeyShot 10, there are even more possibilities. Here, we’ll take a look at RealCloth 2.0 and learn how you can use it to create a realistic wire mesh or wicker weave material.
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KeyShot is great to help you visualize 3D prints but did you know you can export files for 3D print from KeyShot Pro? You have several 3D print export options in KeyShot to go from digital prototype to physical prototype. Today, we’ll take a look at how you can use KeyShot Pro to create 3D printable geometry for prototyping, design review, or even production printed parts.
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Mark your calendars, the annual KeyShot Cyber Monday sales event starts soon. Be on the lookout for deals on KeyShot starting November 30th along with other deals throughout the week! These deals will be available for online purchases only with limited quantities available, so get ready.
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We're very excited to introduce to you today, KeyShot 10. And it's a big day for us and KeyShot users around the world. Today is the 10th anniversary of KeyShot, defining a decade of how people create 3D visuals. It has provided the ability to create photographic images and animations with ease and see the results in real-time. Looking ahead, we are committed to building KeyShot to help you create the best visuals in the decade to come.
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Almost any product designer will tell you that prototyping the shape of a new design with 3D printing is pretty easy but simulating accurate color, material and finish (CMF) takes serious time and money. Not anymore. Thanks to the latest technology in KeyShot 10 3D rendering software and the new Stratasys J55™ and J8 Series 3D printers, it’s little more than just click and print.
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We've worked with Stratays to bring about the next generation of digital to physical prototype capability. With KeyShot and the new Stratasys® J55™ 3D printer, you can go from fully-textured and materialized model in KeyShot to full-color CMF print with the J55. The results are unlike anything you've ever seen.
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The Gravity Sketch KeyShot Challenge is live! We're teaming up with Gravity Sketch to give you the chance to design a backpack in VR, use KeyShot to render the visuals and win some GREAT prizes! Get your ideas ready. Here are all the details.
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With KeyShot 10 is just around the corner and we are turning to our talented community of 3D professionals to create the next KeyShot avatar. The winning design will receive KeyShot 10 Pro and play an integral role in the release and throughout the life of KeyShot 10 as the main hero image!
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When you break it all down, there's a simple combination that delivers the ultimate capability to produce photorealistic visuals. I bet you have a pretty good idea about what that combination is. It’s one that doesn’t stifle your creativity but opens up more possibilities to explore your ideas. It’s a combination founded in years of development that brings together groundbreaking design, advanced graphics technology, and real-time visualization.
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Conceived by Automotive Designer Alessio Minchella and virtually brought to life in KeyShot by Luigi Memola, the Bugatti Type 251 EVO is a one-off, bespoke design inspired by the classic Bugatti racer. The duo shared with us how the project came together and how they used KeyShot throughout the iterations to evaluate the shape and create the final renders you see below.
The exterior design styling of the 251 EVO concept takes cues from the 1955 Bugatti Type 251 inspiring the oval
KeyShot 10 is on the way with new features and more ways to create amazing visuals. Now is the perfect time to purchase or upgrade to KeyShot 9 and lock in a free upgrade to KeyShot 10.
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KeyShot is commonly used to render product shots with transparent background to use across web, print, and video. Rendering an image without a background also gives you more flexibility for layouts in Illustrator, Photoshop, or your website. KeyShot allows you to render an image or animation frames with a one-click option to Include Alpha (Transparency). It's extremely simple to do and allows you to drop the 3D rendering onto anything you like, and as you'll see in the following tutorials, apply
Today, we'll walk you through two different ways to add text to an animation inside KeyShot. This approach works well when you need to keep everything contained in your scene or simply prefer to use KeyShot for a complete workflow.
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