In this issue: Apple GPU, Cloud Rendering + customer-requested fixes now available; a self-made luxury auto design career, the new Learning Path series and more!
Apple GPU support, Cloud Rendering, node grouping and more now available in KeyShot Studio!
Power users, this one's for you. In addition to the new Apple GPU support and KeyShot Cloud Rendering, the latest KeyShot Studio update also squashes over 100 bugs that get in the way of your workflow. Upgrade today for the best version yet.
Your two-minute guide to everything new in KeyShot Studio
Liam Martin walks you through the most recent updates, including:
🔥 Apple GPU support (in beta) now delivers hardware-accelerated ray tracing on M1 and newer chips, with a 30-50x speedup on M5 compared to CPU rendering.
🌩️ KeyShot Cloud Rendering withGPU and CPU-accelerated rendering in the cloud, accessible across all your machines.
✅ Node grouping in the material graph gives you a cleaner way to organize complex setups.
How fast can you go from CAD to sales-ready visuals? We'll show you.
In our free live webinar on July 16, we'll walk through a complete end-to-end visualization workflow — from first import to final rendered image — using a real 5-axis CNC machine from Penta Machines.
Whether you're an Onshape user or working in another CAD platform, if getting to polished visuals faster is part of your job, this session is for you.
Learn how easy it is to:
Import CAD models directly into KeyShot
Explore materials and lighting in real time
Create animations on the fly
Update designs live without starting over
Produce final, sales-ready images for marketing and presentations
How Nils Piirma built his luxury auto design career with KeyShot
"It has been an incredible 25+ year journey, as a kid who got in trouble for doodling in class who became a visual artist trusted with the world's most prestigious production cars."
Self-promotion on social media led Nils Piirma to be noticed by Sasha Selipanov, who connected Nils with Genesis, and his career snowballed from there. See his feature for more auto renderings and expert technical tips.
Clean up and organize complex material graphs with the new node grouping
One of our most-requested updates has arrived in the latest version of KeyShot Studio!
In the 2026.2 material graph, you can group individual nodes together, and you can give those groups custom names, colors, inputs and outputs. Liam Martin shows you how it works.
Optimize your lighting settings in less than two minutes
KeyShot has one of the simplest and most intuitive lighting systems you'll find in any rendering software. But small changes can make a big difference!
Watch to learn about the most important settings, and how they affect render times and output quality.
Skip the scattered tutorials. Our new structured, project-based Learning Path walks you through KeyShot step by step, using real 3D models and real workflows.
Step-by-step course that builds skills in the right order
Project-based lessons using real 3D models
Self-guided format to help you find value faster
Available via KeyShot Luminaries, our free online community for you to connect with designers, find creative inspiration and grow your rendering skills.
How to get started: Log into Luminaries, click on "Challenges" and select "KeyShot Learning Path."
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