Luxion Releases New Autodesk Plug-Ins
November 29, 2016

Luxion Releases New Autodesk Plug-Ins

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.