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| Inside: KeyShot Studio 2025.1, new lighting tools, a fresh design challenge and more! |
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| View in browser Try out the fastest KeyShot Studio to date There’s fast – and then there’s lightning speed. We’re excited to bring you the speediest rendering performance ever in KeyShot Studio 2025.1, providing: Up to 20% faster rendering performance New Planar Lights for easy-to-use softbox lighting Faster and easier light positioning Up to 60% faster exports Rounded edges in GPU mode And more! Explore the latest updates Learn how to use the new Planar Lights Follow along as industrial designer Karim Merchant introduces you to the new Light Positioning Tool, which simplifies lighting your scenes with physical lights, and the new Planar Lights, which mimics real world studio panel lighting. Watch now The Photorealism Rendering Challenge In our newest challenge, you'll showcase your mastery of physical lights, combining materials and illumination to turn a scene into a story. Top prizes include a free year of KeyShot Studio Pro, access to a Will Gibbons KeyShot Masterclass, your work featured on KeyShot social media and more! Sponsored by Yanko Design and Titan Automatic. See challenge details Optimize caustic effects in KeyShot Studio Maddy Rao, a designer with experience at Nickelodeon and HP, shares how to create and optimize caustic effects in KeyShot Studio.  Watch now Inject realism and detail into your KeyShot scenes with drag-and-drop resources from Visune Visune’s library contains over 800 drag-and-drop materials and decorations, ranging from procedural wood materials to 3D-scanned driftwood, all ready to install straight into your KeyShot library and deploy in seconds. Join thousands of designers who are accelerating their workflow. Explore the collection Join us in Chicago March 26 KeyShot is partnering with TEAMS Design and the IDSA Chicago chapter for a networking event aimed at local industrial design students and professionals. Event info Europe events: Meet us in Sheffield and Bazel The KeyShot team is attending Develop3D Live 2025 on March 26 and the Rhino User Meeting in Bazel on March 28. Say hello and grab some KeyShot swag!   Share your feedback, requests and ideas with KeyShot developers Have a great suggestion for a future improvement, update or new feature? Head on over to the KeyShot Luminaries community, which you can access for free. In addition to the latest tutorials and guides, you'll find the Product Feedback and Ideas board, where you can share your input. KeyShot developers also use this forum to provide beta access to upcoming versions of KeyShot Studio.   Join Luminaries Was this email forwarded to you?  Get the latest news, tips and tutorials sent to you: sign up here. KeyShot, 575 Anton Blvd Suite 650, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, USA, (949) 274-8871 unsubscribe manage preferences view online |
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