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| Tips, tools + inspiration in your April KeyShot Newsletter  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­    ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ |
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| View in browser Welcome to our biggest newsletter EVER, with events, design challenges, and deep dives into AI Shots, exploded views and a 5-part water series. Want to see something else in here? Email tara.cavanaugh@keyshot.com. London industrial design practice Default Office is redefining what it means to take a product from concept to launch.   "We love that we can use the same tool to mock up some quick lighting and materials in ten minutes to evaluate a concept or spend two weeks creating complex animations and virtual environments. KeyShot allows us to focus on creative input, dive deep when we need to, but not get held up by software when we don’t." See more from Default Office Meet the AI that actually respects your CAD geometry KeyShot co-founder Henrik Wann Jensen and our top developers share how we're bridging the gap between generative speed and CAD-fidelity   Generative AI is a powerful tool for visualization, but for designers and engineers, "creative liberty" can be a problem. Many AI tools tend to hallucinate—altering critical features or adding details that simply aren’t in your design. Unlike standard image generators, KeyShot’s AI is custom-tuned to prioritize your 3D geometry. While no AI is perfect, AI Shots significantly reduces hallucinations by using your CAD data as the foundation, ensuring the final image stays much truer to your original intent.   Read the full article to learn more about AI Shots, including helpful workflow upgrades and hardware requirements. Read more 🤯 The ultimate detailed guide to exploded view animations This tutorial covers rotation and translation animations, including how to fix common axis orientation issues, set precise pivot points, and use Ease Out timing for natural-looking motion.   You'll also learn how to check for part collisions and use Paste Linked Animation to sync multiple components effortlessly.   Whether you're animating a simple part or a complex assembly, these techniques will save you time and help you produce polished, professional results.   ➡️ Watch on YouTube ➡️ Watch on Instagram Win prizes + cred in the inaugural Render Weekly Awards Deadline extended to April 19, 2026 We are so excited to sponsor this new competition, which celebrates the strongest product visualization case studies of the past year – honoring complete works, not just single images, and the designers pushing the discipline forward. Open to all product visualization work across industrial design, transportation design, and packaging design. Categories: Student, Independent, and Studio. Multiple winners selected across each. More details Webinar: Retro Skills for Revolutionary Product Visuals What if the secret to cutting-edge 3D design was mastering an old-school skill?    Join Oliver Yu — who’s worked for Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo — as he reveals how his photography background transformed his approach to 3D product visualization. Oliver breaks down the lighting, composition, and rendering tricks behind hyper-realistic visuals, showing you how to blend classic techniques with modern workflows. Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned pro, walk away with actionable skills to take your renders to the next level.   Join us Tuesday, April 21 at 3pm ET/Noon PT Register now Give more life to white-on-white scenes Rendering white products on a white background can be challenging, but with the right setup you can achieve clean and professional results.    1️⃣ Avoid pure white materials. Instead of using 100% white, try keeping your product around 90% brightness.  2️⃣ Think lighting, not just background A white background actually means strong backlighting. Even if you use a flat white backplate, adding a light pin behind your product in the HDRI Editor will help separate it nicely.   ➡️ More tips on Instagram   New: Free Weekly Onboarding Support If you’re just getting started with KeyShot, be sure to join us in our new weekly Onboarding Seminar!   Our new seminars are designed to be flexible and built around your questions. Join our weekly sessions to: Get your onboarding questions answered Learn tips and best practices from our training team Start off on the right foot as a KeyShot user Drop in whenever it works for you. No pressure—just support when you need it. When you register, you have the option to include your questions so our experts can come prepared. Register for free Everything you ever wanted to know about rendering realistic water This five-part series teaches you multiple ways to create convincing water effects for your 3D renders.   You'll learn to build realistic rippling liquid materials using KeyShot's texture and material graph, generate hyper-realistic 3D ocean geometry, and simulate water caustics for reflective wall effects — all with minimal setup. The series also covers using video maps to animate water surfaces for maximum realism. Whether you need a lightweight solution or a photorealistic result, this series gives you a flexible toolkit for any water-based scene.   ➡️ Watch series on YouTube   Join us for Office Hours April 22 Join our next KeyShot Office Hours to connect directly with our team and your peers who use KeyShot every day.   🕑 When: Wednesday, April 22 @ 10am Eastern  🌍 Location: Microsoft Teams; register here 💡 Why join live? Get real-time answers to your specific workflow questions. See live demos based on attendee requests. Hear how others approach lighting, materials, and animation. Get your KeyShot questions answered! We’ll share the recording afterward, but the best part happens live — the collaboration, the aha moments, and the custom tips!   Click the registration link below to save your seat and submit any questions you’d like us to cover. Register for free Was this email forwarded to you?  Get the latest news, tips and tutorials sent to you: sign up here. 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