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?? The Photorealism Rendering Challenge starts today! ?? Brought to you in partnership with Yanko Design and Titan Automatic, this latest challenge is all about mastering physical lights. Show us transparent or textured materials and how they interact with different lighting scenarios. It's a great opportunity to use the new lighting features just launched this week, including the new Planar Lights. ?? Prizes include a free year of KeyShot Studio Pro and access to a Will Gibbons Masterclass of your choice. ?? More details: https://lnkd.in/gjW8zbCM We can't wait to see what you create! #keyshot

Chicago designers and KeyShot users—let’s get together! ?? KeyShot is teaming up with IDSA Chicago to bring you a creative gathering at TEAMS on March 26th from 6–9 PM CDT—and you won’t want to miss it! Whether you're a KeyShot user, a student, an industrial professional, or just passionate about design, come connect, learn, and get inspired. Highlights of the event include: ???????????????????? ?????????????????????????? – Connect with fellow designers and industry experts. ???????????????? ???????????????? – Gain insights from leading professionals in the field. ???????????? ?????????? – Stand a chance to win a KeyShot Pro license. ?????????????????????????? ???????? ?????? ???????????? – Enjoy refreshments throughout the evening. Space is limited—??? Register here: https://lnkd.in/eamRjjqN

?? The latest KeyShot Studio update includes new Planar Lights and upgraded light positioning -- check it out! ??Planar Lights for easy-to-use softbox lighting?? Specifically designed to represent the softboxes real-life photographers use,?Planar Lights include barndoors similar to physical softboxes. The dimensions and shutter angles of the barndoors can be easily adjusted, meaning you can?reproduce common lighting setups from real-life photography faster and more easily. ??New fast and simple light positioning? The latest version of Studio features a brand-new light positioning tool that allows users to easily place and orient physical lights without having to rely on the 3D move tool. Now, you can simply drag your mouse across the 2D rendered image in the realtime view to focus a physical light on the spot you’re hovering over until you are happy with the look. You can also scroll the mouse wheel to move the physical light closer to their product or push it farther out. ?? See how to use these new features in our latest Quick Tip from Karim Merchant: https://lnkd.in/ggQw86E7

We’re thrilled to bring you new features and updates to KeyShot Studio, Hub and Dock today!?Here’s what’s new: KeyShot Studio 2025.1 ?? Up to 20% faster rendering performance – Plus, when using bump and normal textures, rendering times have been made faster in GPU mode. This results in faster frametimes and faster visual resolve of noise.?? ?? New Planar Lights for easy-to-use softbox lighting, plus new fast and simple light positioning? ?? Export Mode – providing up to 60% faster exports! ?? Updates to scriptable re-tessellate, fixes for rounded edges in GPU mode, and a new “Hide Events” option for animations ??? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gVYmFpPX KeyShot Hub 2025.1 ?? Shareable 3D previews of KeyShot scenes – Now, both creators and reviewers can select a KeyShot Studio scene to view the lightweight 3D preview (pan/zoom/orbit) to better understand the design.? ? ?? Comment tracking by version – New comments will automatically be linked to the relevant file version, so you know exactly which version any feedback is referring to.? ? ? Labeled and organized metadata – Labels are now applied to the thumbnail of assets to highlight what type they are (material, environment, scene) without needing to click into the asset. Secondly, metadata is organized in a cleaner way, grouping key tags together. ??? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gAPnXCfk KeyShot Dock 2025.1 ??? New integrated 3D previewer – Allows you to rotate, zoom and pan product assets from every angle. ??? New AI-powered tools – The new version provides 1) a new “show similar images” search option and 2) a Facial Recognition feature that automates facial analysis and identification. ?? New asset relations feature – This feature allows you to create relationships between assets to avoid duplicated efforts and missed opportunities to reuse valuable content. ?? An expanded insights dashboard for quick access to key data like Logins, Uploads, Downloads, Assets, Users, and General Usage, plus the CSV/PNG export option for easy data sharing and reporting in external systems. ??? See more details: https://lnkd.in/gYDhGNJp #keyshot

Sharing a video on how i setting up a quick KeyShot render for fast and efficient product visualization. This setup took just 10 minutes to achieve a high-quality showcase. Check it out! KeyShot #keyshot #render #Rendersetup #Visualization #Industrialdesign

It's always a good time to talk about caustics. Check out our latest tutorial: https://lnkd.in/gcKmEqBM #keyshot

A quick and helpful guide by Liam Martin!

?? “From its origins as a real-time rendering tool to becoming a cornerstone of the Product Design-to-Market ecosystem, KeyShot has continuously evolved to meet the demands of modern design workflows.” Read more from Yanko Design: https://lnkd.in/ghe-4BcP

Funny post, but it reflects reality: Why are some products overly complicated to use?! When you're designing a new product, how do you keep it user-friendly? What are some of the worst offenders out there? (Microwaves, lookin' at you.) Let us know in the comments.

Marketers: Have you ever been chatting with tech pros and all you registered was an endless stream of acronyms and abbreviated terms? Maybe API rings a bell, but what is it exactly? No worries -- we've got the ABCs of API for you right here: https://lnkd.in/gFw_xEyz #keyshot