KeyShot integration with SpaceClaim allows users to apply materials, textures and lighting to instantly see the appearance in the SpaceClaim user interface and continue work on their model. Through this integration users have the added ability to save out a .bip file to open in KeyShot with all materials maintained. For support or to find out more, please email [email protected].
To get started, download and install the Blender plugin by visiting keyshot.com/plugins or by visiting the KeyShot for Blender manual for download and installation information. Installers are available for both Windows and MacOS.
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Using the KeyShot for Blender plugin not only allows LiveLinking and export of KeyShot files, but also supports exports for rigid and deformable animations as well as any models with meshes, curves, surfaces, and text. The plugin also allows you to import View Layers as Model Sets if needed for your workflow.
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KeyShot GPU mode supports memory scaling for setups with multiple GPUs connected with NVIDIA NVLink. For example, two NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 GPUs will provide a combined 96 GB of GPU memory. When you have multiple GPUs connected with NVLink, you will see a difference in the available GPU Memory within the Heads Up Display in the Real-time view.
When GPU mode is active the CPU Usage drop-down in the Ribbon will be replaced with a GPU usage drop-down, listing the available GPUs. Here you can limit which GPUs are allocated for KeyShot. You can also limit the GPU usage under Render, GPU Usage from the Main Menu. Here the option is available even when GPU mode is not active, enabling you to set a limit before you enter GPU Mode.
Always use the same SOLIDWORKS mode with which you started. If your initial data transfer was done while in assembly mode, then all of your updates should be performed while in assembly mode. Similarly, if your initial data transfer was done while in part mode, then all of your updates should be performed while in part mode.
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I have bought the keyshot bundle and it works like a charm. The only problem is that when I tried to activate Keyshot on my second computer it tells me the license is already in use. The Bridge worked fine, its just keyshot itself that does not work for my second computer. Do I only get a Keyshot license for a single computer or is there somethign I have missed? It would be a pity not being able to use it on my second machine.
You only need to do this once. KeyShot will remember the information you entered so you can simply deactive on one machine, and activate on another with a single button push. You can activate/deactivate any number of times.
Hello, I had my model ready in keyshot with all the textures I needed but when exporting as .fbx to sketchfab, the textures were lost. Is there a way I can export it so sketchfab keeps the materials / textures added in keyshot.
If not, Id like to know how I can add a hammered texture and displacement to a chain link so that it looks the same on all the surface. When I try to do that the texture looks different on the curved part of the chain (circled blue) than on the straight part of the chain (circled red)texture1231754 95.2 KB
I also couldnt find a way to scale the texture to adjust the size of the bumps. Is there a way to to do this?
The image below is the texture I had in keyshot that Id want to achieve in sketchfab.desired texture keyshot554861 38 KB
Is this the result of a texture image or was this made procedurally? Procedural textures (Textures on Nodebasis) are sadly not supported on sketchfab and have to be baked into Image files. Maybe it can be done in that Software you used? If not, you may have to recreate it in another software that supports baking along with UVMapping.
Once UVmapping and baking are done you can upload textures as described here -us/articles/202600873-Materials-and-Textures#textures
I have propabally quite dumb question, but I need to try. Is there any way to export model that I made in 3dCoat to Keyshot, but with all the textures, stamps, normals etc, but without retopology process and UVs? I presume thats not possible, but who knows...:)
As soon KeyShot is started from Fusion 360 through the Export to KeyShot option, the two applications are linked. You may assign materials, set up animations or set up lighting and camera angles inside KeyShot. In Fusion 360, you may continue to refine your model. When you are satisfied with the changes, select Update KeyShot from the Image pulldown menu. All updated parts (geometry/location) will be replaced inside KeyShot with all materials, animations, etc. also maintained. Note: New parts will be added to the scene and may not automatically get painted.
I can only answer for me. I bought KeyShot a few years back when I needed a render solution on the Mac that was easily accessible and that I could start using very quickly. There may well have been other things out there, but they did not turn up in my searching. At the time (this is still true) I had essentially no mental bandwidth to spare for learning or researching this kind of software. I'm not experienced in this area, and rendering is a very occasional need for me. The cost, even with a pretty good discount, was fairly high, but not as high to me as spending even a day or two learning something else.
KeyShot offered a full featured demo that I could plug my files into, and it gave me good enough results (I'm not going to be very critical) with almost no effort. The interface was easy for me to understand, it worked right away with the files I needed it to. And when I called or emailed with some questions they were extremely helpful- that support is worth a lot when I'm dealing with a software area in which I don't really know my way around.
I still don't know much about rendering, but I can open KeyShot, drop in a file, and get results with very little effort, and I don't worry too much about having forgotten how to use the program, as the interface is understandable. I guess I fit the target market.
Also the fact that keyshot will take nearly any file you throw at it, with native support for fusion, rhino, sketchup, etc makes it very versatile. we often combine assets from these and online sources, plus data supplied by our clients, and not having to convert all the files first makes the process more streamlined.
I am personally very interested in all rendering technology, and would maybe want options to dive deeper. But with keyshot, everyone in our office is able to get along with it, and its very easy to troubleshoot and explain in general.
Your comments however have made me think, and when it comes time to upgrade, or when we reach the limitations of keyshot as it currently stands, I will have a fresh review of all the players before simply opting for the same again.
The title of this forum sounds like , 'don't use keyshot' subliminally. But I don't think that's what you meant. you're just giving your opinion and I respect that. in fact I am learning from you. Thanks for sharing your thoughts .
I didn't try Thea and can't compare it with KS. Want to give it a try though. Is it available for Maya? I checked the products list but it was not there. KS is expensive and the community is small. and I think every available tool for the artist comes with pros and cons as every medication has it's side effects.
I think I may have come full circle, in regards to Keyshot. I started out loving it; it was super simple and easy to use. Over time, I started getting disgruntled. Some things just didn't work right for me and it was slow. So, I started looking for a replacement; tried just about everything that was stand-alone or had Rhino integration. I tried and tested: Iray, Arion, V-Ray, Maxwell, Octane, Thea and SolidWorks Visualize (formerly Bunkspeed). Honestly, after all was said and done, I think I may stick with the ease and simplicity of Keyshot. Although my "end product" is a rendering, my time is spent modeling in Fusion, when it comes to rendering, I just need some simple renderings to accurately convey the product. Like others have said, I don't really have the time or inclination to fuss with a lot of settings, I need renderings quickly, so I can go on to the next project. There are a couple of things that really stood out about Keyshot, after trying all of these other programs; 1) The rendering of actual NURBS geometry and 2) Network rendering capabilities.
We are a packaging company, and most of what we doing involves thermoforming. Showing detailed close-ups of small thermoformed features or perfectly flowing thin walled models is a breeze with Keyshot. One click to turn on the "Render NURBS" feature and you are assured an accurate rendering. I struggled with all of the other rendering software, with these types of models and details. The way Keyshot handles network rendering also proved to be much better than all the others, at least in my opinion. I have the "Master" on a different machine and a variety of others set-up as "Slaves". I off-load every rendering I do, none of them taking up my local resources. Licensing is based on groups of "cores"; 32 cores, 64 cores, 96 cores, etc. You can divide that up however you see fit. You can also set-up schedules of what machines are available and when. The best part is that the slave machines only have to be running. You don't need to be logged in, you don't need to run any application. As long as the machine is on, it's available for rendering. This is important for me, because I use CAD workstations in another part of the plant, all running different shifts. I have a schedule of the machines, set-up Keyshot according to that schedule and as machines become available or unavailable as people come and go, Keyshot will utilize the open workstations.
The complete set of ready to go materials, toon rendering, built in animation and the HDRI editor are also pretty nice features (Pro version). No, Keyshot isn't cheap and it may not offer some of the control that some of the other software does, but I've come full circle now and think I might very well stick with it. If you think Keyshot is expensive, you should see what Dassault Systèmes has done with Solidworks Visualize (Bunkspeed). It makes Keyshot look like a bargain. Visualize Professional (needed for network rendering) $2,995/seat along with subscription coverage of $749/seat/year, plus Visualize Boost (needed for offloading rendering) $995/computer along with subscription coverage of $374/seat/year. Add all of that up for a small render farm of say 3 or 4 machines, yikes.