TUSTIN, CA — Luxion, a developer of advanced rendering and lighting technology and maker of KeyShot, the realtime ray-tracing and global-illumination program for 3D rendering and animation, has announced new and updated plug-ins that further integrate KeyShot with Autodesk’s line of 3D modeling applications. KeyShot has allowed designers, engineers, and 3D artists to visualize products as they take shape, helping to determine color, finish and materials faster, and deliver prototype visuals sooner.
Each new or updated plug-in for the Autodesk products allows user of each software to install a small plug-in that adds the ability to load the model directly in KeyShot, begin adding materials and light, seeing it all happen in realtime, and continue refining the model while sending updates back to KeyShot. Additionally, users may export KeyShot .bip files without the need to have KeyShot installed.
The following features are available with each plugin:
KeyShot for 3DS Max plugin - UPDATED
3ds Max 2013 – 2017 Support
LiveLinking model update technology
Parts retain materials and layers
Maintain hierarchy of objects created in scene tree
Objects retain materials, can be unlinked
Hidden layer will not be imported
Support for part and camera animations
Export of rigged and deformable animations
Support for hair (curves)
KeyShot for Maya plugin - UPDATED
Maya 2014 – 2017 Support
LiveLinking model update technology
Parts retain materials and layers
Maintain hierarchy of objects created in scene tree
Objects retain materials, can be unlinked
Layers independent of grouped objects
Hidden layer will not be imported
Support for part and camera animation
Support for hair (curves)
KeyShot for Fusion 360 plugin - UPDATED
Latest Fusion 360 API support
LiveLinking model update technology
Maintain color assignments on part level
Maintain assembly structure
Select simplified representations
Refine tessellation quality
Export to bip without KeyShot installed
KeyShot for Revit plugin - NEW
Revit 2015 – 2017 Support
LiveLinking model update technology
Maintain family structure
Support for camera export
Support for export of RPC placeholder objects
Support for matching of Revit compass
All KeyShot plug-ins for Autodesk products are available as a free download from the KeyShot Website as well as the Autodesk App Exchange. A KeyShot HD license ($995) includes unlimited rendering resolution. A KeyShot Pro license ($1995) includes full KeyShot Animation capabilities. Floating licenses, Network Rendering, and KeyShotVR, for creating interactive visuals, are also available online at keyshot.com.