As the leading Product Design-to-Market Suite, KeyShot revolutionizes the 3D design industry with its pioneering real-time rendering technology. The KeyShot suite enables seamless collaboration from sketch to market launch, helping businesses of all sizes design with precision, align processes with clarity, manage workflows with efficiency, and deliver impactful products. By reinventing the way products are brought to market, KeyShot not only facilitates a faster and more streamlined journey from concept to customer, but also unleashes the power of 3D visualization to captivate audiences with stunning product experiences.
In a survey of over 2,000 industrial designers around the world, KeyShot was selected as the fastest render engine, the easiest-to-use user interface, the easiest to learn, with the most impressive final results. The survey respondents compared KeyShot to seven other popular rendering software options.
KeyShot retails for $1188 for an annual subscription. Other products include KeyShot Web, a convenient collaboration and publishing tool; Network Rendering, the ability to create your own super-fast rendering network; and KeyVR, 1-click from KeyShot to virtual reality.
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These lifehacks helped me become a better designer.
(𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.)
In the pursuit of pixel perfection and user delight,
we often get caught in the same productivity
traps as everyone else.
But our creative challenges demand creative solutions.
Forget the standard advice about
"getting enough sleep"
or "keeping a sketchbook handy."
We all know those basics.
↓ But here are 16 lifehacks that have quietly
revolutionized my design process and those
of my colleagues brave enough to try them.
You can think they are a bit weird.
But these techniques emerged from late-night
design sessions, happy accidents, and deliberate
experimentation.
Try them. Adapt them. And remember:
the best designers don't just create outside-the-box
experiences—they work outside the box, too.
✌️
P.S. What's your favorite lifehack?
Excited to share a new lighting tutorial with you.
With KeyShot’s 2025.1 update landing last week, with some new lighting features, I wanted to do a full-length tutorial, exploring some of these new lighting updates.
I also tried to share a bit more of the thought process that goes into making an image like this. I hope you enjoy it.
Here’s the link: https://lnkd.in/edyGR6DM#industrialdesign#keyshot#rendering
📸 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:
𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 – Connect with fellow designers and industry experts.
𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 – Gain insights from leading professionals in the field.
𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 – Stand a chance to win a KeyShot Pro license.
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 – 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
🚀 “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
