The time has come mesh modeling Max fans! The time to add another plugin to our list of plugins that allows you to slide those models nice and smooth into KeyShot with all the material settings intact. Today, we release the first version of our KeyShot 3ds Max plugin, giving you the ability to open 3ds models in KeyShot directly from the 3ds Max interface. It has never been a smoother, more complementary workflow to complete renderings and animations of your 3ds models. Here are all the details you’ll want to know.
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That odd throbbing sensation you have? You know, the one in back of your oculars when you look into the computer screen? It’s not an aneurysm. It’s the pulsating magnificence that is the KeyShot 3D Rendering competition. We started it at the beginning of May. We’re halfway through with over 60 renderings and animations submitted. We’re keeping an eye on all the entries and we’d like to feature our first animation submitted for the contest as this week’s animation of the week.
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Michael Joyce has just launched a Kickstarter project for his B9Creator, a high resolution 3D printer, that, if funded successfully, will provide the ability of creating hi-def 3D prints. Michael shared the unique features of this printer and how he used KeyShot to help visualize the product variations.
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There’s a boiling pot of events and activities we’ve been stirring up, mixing in loads of sweet render juice and chunks of succulent animation, to give you a taste of KeyShot throughout the month of May. We don’t want to miss an opportunity to meet KeyShot users and the curious, show you what KeyShot can do, give away some sweet KeyShot swag and maybe even some seats of KeyShot. Here’s a round-up of all that’s going down and where you can find us next.
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After you saw the quick tip on Glass and Solid Glass Materials you may have become highly addicted to transparent blue objects and creating incredible 3D renderings of transparent blue objects. That’s ok. You’re among friends. Now, it’s time to take that up a level and explore how light and shadows work with the two materials and the settings you can use to fine-tune transparent materials for the look you need.
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We’re excited to announce the upcoming version of KeyShot. KeyShot 3.2. We’ve gathered feedback from customers since the release of KeyShot 3.0 and have a lot if enhancements and improvements to the existing functionality. You won’t see new features with this release, but you will see enhanced speed, a cleaner interface and a few handfuls of fixes sure to make creating your renderings even faster.
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Yes indeed. We’re kicking off another rendering contest to give you a chance to win a license of KeyShot Pro with Animation! Style and class is the theme of this years rendering contest. We’ll have two winners. One for best rendering and one for best animation. We provide the details, you provide the creativity and the stunning 3D rendering. The best rendering and best animation wins a seat of KeyShot Pro with Animation and the enduring admiration of KeyShot community! Here are all the details.
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Last week we brought you a brief introduction to using textures in KeyShot. That skimmed the surface of all that’s possible in KeyShot. Underneath, lies so much more. So, we’ve put together a series of video tutorials that takes you through materials, textures and applying them to an example scene. It’s three videos with over an hour of solid material that you can watch and apply to the 3D rendering you’re creating today.
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Tim Feher isn’t just a CGI artist. he’s a sculptor of incredibly detailed compositions that provide a visual feast for the eyes and deliver the message of the product with an impact that is both precise and beautiful. Tim is also a very active participant on the KeyShot forums, show the process he goes through, answering questions for others and giving us a taste of what it’s like to work as an artist, illustrator and designer in the automotive industry. Here’s a little bit more about Tim and how KeyShot has helped him.
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We love the IDSA events. Incredibly fun. We had an excellent KeyShot training session with standing room only, sponsored the Student Merit Award, gave away KeyShot licenses, including 8 EDU licenses to the Student Merit award winners and, best of all, had the pleasure of meeting people who absolutely love KeyShot – companies, schools, professors and students telling us stories about how they’re using it.
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