KeyShot Studio

KeyShot Studio is a professional 3D rendering solution aimed to provide businesses of all sizes with reliable, fast and scalable modeling and rendering solution for the creation of eye-catching and visually stunning animation, still images, real-time ray tracing scenes, color libraries, material templates, toon-shading and many more services needed in modern marketing, project development, engineering design, and visualization.



Built from the ground up to be fast, accurate, and capable of delivering stunning visuals, KeyShot has found its fame by focusing its workflow on real-time 3D designing, powerful tools, and fast rendering.

• Real-time CPU and GPU rendering
• Drag and drop materials and environments
• Material and environment editing
• Advanced geometry and material tools
• Light and Studio Manager
• Cloud access

After several major upgrades, the modern version of this app has adopted many advanced AI tools that can help designers to much more quickly realize their vision and finish their projects without having to rely on external apps.

These tools include things like built-in image-editing tools (with full support for curves, tone mapping, and color adjustments), an advanced cutaway feature that can remove layers from your design and for example showcase the internal components of your object, multi-layered optics for more realistic emulation of camera lenses, and much more.



With the ability to easily handle scenes with several millions of polygons and built-in tools for precise manipulation of textures, surfaces of materials, lighting, and shadows, KeyShot for PC has managed to grow into a fully-featured product for industrial visualization, architecture, illustration, visual effects and much more.

It also supports a wide variety of plugins, enabling it to become directly integrated with many of the most popular 3D modeling software used today.

To get it, you can pick between few license options (Studio Professional, Hub, Dock, Web, Network, VR), but be aware that more premium versions of the app come with a very high price tag. Similarly, like many other apps from this segment, you can also download and test a fully-featured version of Key Shot via a FREE trial license.

NEW features

• New move tool with hotkey support
• Custom camera aperture shapes (Bokeh)
• Support for animation when importing GLTF/GLB
• RealCloth™

Industry-leading CAD formats:

• ALIAS
• AutoCAD
• CATIA
• Creo
• Inventor
• NX
• Pro/ENGINEER
• Revit
• Rhinoceros
• SketchUp
• Solid Edge
• SOLIDWORKS
• Parasolid
• STEP
• and more.

Specialized formats:

• Creo View
• Onshape.

Widely-used 3D formats:

• OBJ
• FBX
• GLB/glTF
• STL
• USD
• 3MF

Alternatives

Blender - Free and open-source 3D creation suite.

Cinema 4D - Robust 3D modeling, animation, and rendering.

V-Ray - High-quality, photorealistic rendering software.

Lumion - Real-time 3D visualization for architecture.

Octane Render - GPU-based rendering for fast photorealism.

Arnold - Advanced ray tracing for feature-rich renders.

Corona Renderer - User-friendly, high-quality photorealism.

Pricing

KeyShot Studio Professional - $99.00 per month

(Billed yearly, total annual cost  $1,188.00)

• Import CAD models in almost any format.
• Drag and drop materials and lighting
• Create your own materials and lighting
• Create animations
• Render photorealistically on CPU or GPU
• and more!

KeyShot Hub - Request pricing

Designed as a centralized platform, KeyShot Hub streamlines workflows, enhances collaboration, and ensures efficient version control. In the dynamic landscape of product development, KeyShot Hub serves as the cornerstone for seamless progress throughout the design cycle.

• Collaborate and scale seamlessly, all in one Hub
• Alignment made easy
• Version control and history
• Enable consistency at scale
• Explore and validate potential solutions faster
• and more!

KeyShot Dock - Request pricing

Streamline and manage assets with comprehensive DAM functionality. The tailored onboarding package, included with the plan, caters to specific needs for a successful adoption.

• Store, manage, and deploy assets for enhanced efficiency and flexibility
• Distribute and syndicate high-quality visuals across all marketing channels
• Integrate digital assets with key systems for streamlined workflows.
• Self-service access for both internal and external stakeholders.

KeyShot Studio Web - $39.00 per month
3D viewing on the web. Create product configurations and 3D visuals to view and share across desktop, mobile, and web.

Billed yearly, total annual cost  $468.00

KeyShot Studio VR - $99.00 per month
One-click VR from KeyShot. View and collaborate with others in virtual reality.

Billed yearly, total annual cost  $1,188.00

NX Plugin - $29.00 per month
Direct NX to KeyShot integration with LiveLinking and maintained assembly structure.

Billed yearly, total annual cost  $348.00

PROS

• Real-Time Rendering Speeds
• User-Friendly Interface
• Advanced Lighting Controls
• Wide Material Library
• Seamless CAD Import Support

CONS

• High System Resource Demand
• Limited Animation Features
• Expensive for Small Studios
• Basic Post-Processing Tools

Note: 14 days trial version. Watermark on the output files in the demo version.