KeyShot uses real-time speed and a simple interface to support a workflow that focusses on accuracy of materials and textures, and photoreal lighting capabilities. The use of 3D visualisation to make real-time design decisions is becoming more common for design, 3D content creation and engineering. Taken together, these smooth and speed up the workflow, avoiding dependence on switching between applications to create the necessary looks and detail. Luxion KeyShot real-time ray-tracing and global illumination program for 3D rendering and animation, updated to version 8, now includes displacement mapping, materials with embedded flakes and bubbles, volumetric materials including volume caustics, liquid interfaces, interactive cutaways, interactive image colour and intensity curve adjustments, plus new material characteristics for realistic product configurations.

Originally posted in the KeyShot Blog.KeyShot 8 Brings Displacement, Interactivity and Volumetrics to Real-time Renders Export to bip without KeyShot installed.LiveLinking – update model inside KeyShot.Maintains color assignments on the part level.Automatically matches units used in SolidWorks.Opens SolidWorks model in KeyShot, centered and snapped to ground.

Adds KeyShot menu to SolidWorks, Tools, menu with Render, Export and Update option.

In this short video, you’ll learn how to enhance your workflow between KeyShot and Solidworks with all that the KeyShot Solidworks plugin has to offer. SolidWorks is one of the most popular 3D modeling programs around, and while you can import the part and assembly files directly into KeyShot, you can also use the KeyShot SolidWorks plugin to import your model, creating visuals faster with Luxion’s LiveLinking technology to send any model changes back over to KeyShot.

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