While it seems like surface dust doesn't belong in a product shot, some like the added realism a little surface dust provides. There are quite a few ways to add surface imperfections to your KeyShot scene. Some are quick, simple and to the point, while others are more...
Today, we’re going to explore the Rounded Edges tool in KeyShot. This is a handy feature that simulates fillets on parts, without actually altering the geometry and increasing the triangle-count. Adding Fillets in KeyShot Rounded edges on parts definitely add to the...
Today, we have a quick tip to help you create clean, crisp product shots. It's from a question we get a lot: How do I get a super nice, all white backgrounds for my renderings. Well, there are two ways to do it. Let's have a look. White Backgrounds in KeyShot Why...
When you’re working with KeyShot RealCloth, you may eventually want to explore more custom weave patterns. While KeyShot comes with some handy presets for applying weave patterns, KeyShot Pro offers the ability to easily customize these weave patterns. Custom Weave...
Rarely in life do you find a perfectly finished and unmarred surface. Whether it's due to manufacturing marks, scratches or fingerprints, surfaces tend to have small imperfections you may not even notice. When you want to add these types of imperfections or create...
This week, we released KeyShot 9.3 and with it updates to KeyShot Studio Viewer and the new KeyShot Studio Benchmark tool. KeyShot Studio Viewer is a free, stand-alone application for sharing KeyShot Studio scenes for others to view and interact with your visuals and...
The KeyShot Pattern Tool is used to quickly create additional instances of your models within a scene. This is different than using Duplicate to make a copy and much much faster than building out each model in your 3D CAD software. Each instance can look different and...
Displacement is a very powerful tool. It allows you to transform the surface geometry of your object and take your renders to the next level of detail and realism. Here's how to bring it to life with animation. Displacement Geometry Animation Animating geometry has a...
Sonos not only creates one of the best audio experiences, they create one of the best unboxing experiences as well. It all starts with the detail put into the design of the packaging. It's a process that has been refined over the years, going from what was a...
Have you ever needed to control color or achieve a specific edge effect? Product Designer and Founder of Sektre Creative, Liam Martin, has a new YouTub channel where he's dishing out sweet KeyShot tips and here, shows you how to get a very unique edge effect using a...
In KeyShot, there are two ways to light your scene. HDRIs are the default method, but physical lights can be used as well. A combination of both HDRI and physical lighting works well too. To add a physical light, simply drag and drop a light material from the KeyShot...
KeyShot comes packed with over 100 textures you can use, including wood, metal, and various types of texture maps - adding just the right amount of realism to your model. However, there are about a billion other textures and appearances out there that might catch your...
So, you've captured the joy of creating a bump, color, specular and opacity map in one fell swoop and now you would like to apply those maps to your model to create the most incredible rendering your customer/client/boss/wife has ever laid eyes upon. It's extremely...
KeyShot 8 brings us a lot of exciting new features. One of these features is the new geometry node/shader capability. Geometry nodes directly transform your geometry in a non-destructive manner. Geometry nodes are able to add to, subtract from, or reshape the...