Less setup, more rendering: that's the theme of KeyShot Studio 2026.3. This release puts an AI Agent right inside Studio, gives every user personal cloud storage, and makes it far easier to build and organize product variations. Enterprise teams also get the security controls they've been asking for.
BONUS: Get 100 KeyShot Credits to use on eligible AI and Cloud Rendering services when you update to 2026.3. Terms and conditions apply.
Just ask: Introducing the AI Agent in KeyShot Studio
Getting from imported geometry to a finished render takes a lot of clicks. Some of that setup is repetitive, and some of it takes real expertise to get right. Now you can just describe what you want.
The new AI Agent lives right inside KeyShot Studio. Tell it in plain language what look you're after, and it can adjust materials, lighting, cameras and environments for you. The Agent can use most of the tools Studio offers, so it handles the setup while you focus on the design.
The AI Agent is cloud-based and uses KeyShot credits.
Your work, anywhere: Personal Cloud Storage
Switching computers used to mean moving files by hand. And sharing a scene with someone who doesn't use KeyShot meant emailing huge files they couldn't even open.
With Personal Cloud Storage, every KeyShot user gets their own cloud space. Save your scenes, materials, textures and other assets there, then sign in on another computer and pick up right where you left off.
Sharing is just as easy: send a link instead of a file. Reviewers without KeyShot can open and view your scene in KeyShot Explorer (now in beta) while the original stays under your control.
Available for KeyShot Pro, Business and Enterprise. Additional storage can be purchased.
Enterprise-ready security: Custom SSO and MFA (KeyShot Studio Enterprise)
IT teams, this one's for you. KeyShot Studio Enterprise now plugs into your existing identity stack, so managing access no longer means maintaining a separate KeyShot user list.
- Bring your own SSO provider: Your team signs in once to access KeyShot Studio and connected services.
- Automatic joiners and leavers: User access follows your identity provider, so onboarding and offboarding happen without manual work.
- Enforced multi-factor authentication: Set MFA policy at the account level for an extra layer of protection.
- Built for security review: Meet the access-control requirements your procurement and security teams check for, and roll KeyShot out across the whole organization.
Geometric variations made simple: Part Variations
Creating material variations in KeyShot Studio has always been easy: one click turns a material into a multi-material. Geometric variations, like different sizes, attachments or modules, used to take a lot more work with model sets and the Configurator.
Not anymore. With Part Variations, you can create geometric variations as easily as material ones. Select the parts or groups you want to make mutually exclusive, turn them into a variation, and each selected item becomes a variant. Think a city bike, an electric bike and a racing bike, each with its own saddle options, all in one scene.
Part Variations work seamlessly with the existing configuration system, so they fit right into your current workflow.
Organize your studios with Studio Groups
You love Studios, and you use them for everything: colorways, materials, sizes, attachments, camera angles and lighting setups. But big projects can pile up dozens of studios in one flat list.
Another one of your most-requested features is here: Studio Groups let you organize your studios into folders, structured however works best for your product. For example:
- A folder per colorway, each holding studios for every size the product comes in
- A folder per lighting setup, each holding studios for every colorway
- Or any other structure that fits your project
Plus these CAD integration updates
Great renders start with CAD files that land correctly in KeyShot Studio. That's why 2026.3 keeps pace with the latest versions of the tools you use every day.
Importer improvements:
- Alembic: Animation import with bug fixes
- Cinema 4D: Import now supports instanced geometry and OpenPBR materials
- USD: Import now supports tiled textures, plus vertex colors for scenes without materials
- GLTF: Import now supports animations from SOLIDWORKS
- FBX: Files now import with correct camera values
- Latest CAD versions: Updated import support for CATIA V5 (6R26 SP2), SOLIDWORKS (26 SP3.2), Fusion 360 (2705), NX (2606.4) and the new Parasolid v39 files
- Stability: Improved overall import pipeline stability, with crash fixes
Recently released plugins:
- Cinema 4D plugin v2.0 and v2.1: Support for Cinema 4D 25 and 26, instanced geometry and OpenPBR materials, plus fixes for hidden or removed geometry, light positioning and bump maps
- Creo plugin v2.7: Fix for assembly-level appearance assignment
Speed it up with KeyShot Cloud Rendering
Render faster in the cloud! KeyShot Cloud Rendering supports both GPU accelerated and CPU based rendering, enabling you to tap into high-performance hardware without local constraints. Plus, you can easily track and download your cloud rendered assets across multiple machines. Available on version 2026.2 and above.
