Keyshot

KeyShot is a 3D rendering program developed by Luxion, Inc. It is designed to create photorealistic images of 3D models quickly and easily. KeyShot is known for its intuitive user interface and real-time rendering capabilities, allowing users to see their changes immediately.^[1][2]

KeyShot

3D rendering in KeyShot from SolidWorks
Developer(s)	Luxion, Inc.
Initial release	2007
Written in	C++
Operating system	Windows, macOS, Linux
Available in	English
Type	3D rendering software
License	Proprietary
Website	www.keyshot.com

History

KeyShot was first released by Bunkspeed in 2007 initially as Hypershot with licensed software from Luxion, Inc. Bunkspeed stopped paying that license fee and in 2010 Luxion relaunched the software product itself as KeyShot.^[3]

Features

• Real-time rendering
• Material library - textures, bump maps, and HDRIs.
• Animation
• Drag and drop - textures, materials, and HDRIs.

3D file formats supported

See also: List of 3D file formats

• 3ds Max (.max) (Windows Only)
• Adobe Swatch Exchange (.ase)
• ALIAS (.wire)
• AutoCAD (.dwg, .dxf)
• CATIA v5-6 R2022x (R32) and prior (.cgr, .catpart, .catproduct, .catdrawing)
• Cinema 4D S26 and prior (.c4d)
• Creo 9.0 and prior (.prt, .asm) (Windows Only)
• Creo View (.pvz, .pvs, .edz, .ed, .c3di, .ol) (Windows Only)
• Inventor 2023 and prior (.ipt, .iam)
• Maya (.ma, .mb)
• NX 12 and prior (.prt) NX
• Onshape
• Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2-5 (.prt, .asm)
• Revit (.rvt)
• Rhinoceros 7 and prior (.3dm)
• SketchUp (.skp)

• Solid Edge (.par, .asm, .psm)
• SOLIDWORKS (.sldprt, .sldasm)
• ACIS (.sat)
• Alembic (.abc)
• 3DS (.3ds)
• 3MF (.3mf)
• 3DXML (.3dxml)
• Collada (.dae)
• FBX (.fbx)
• GLB/glTF (.glb, .gltf)
• IGES (.igs, .iges)
• JT 10.7 and prior (.jt)
• OBJ (.obj)
• Parasolid 34.1 and prior (.x_t)
• STEP (.stp, .step)
• .STL (.stl)
• USD (.usd, .usda, .usdc, .usdz)^[4]

See also

• List of 3D rendering software
• Non-uniform rational B-spline^[5]