Blender

 

KeyShot Studio for Blender Plugin

Version 1.2 (Released November 8th 2024)

 

 

 

 

Specifications

The KeyShot Studio for Blender plugin requirements are as follows:

• KeyShot 11.1 and newer

• Blender 2.80 and newer

• Windows 10 and newer

• MacOS 12 or later

 

Supported Features

The KeyShot Studio for Blender plugin supports these features:

• Support for mesh, curves, surfaces and text

• Import View Layers as Model sets

• Parts retain materials and layers

• Objects retain material names

• LiveLinking™

• Optionally update only selected parts

• Export to .bip

• Support for rigid and deformable animations (requires KeyShot Studio Professional)

 

Installation

Windows

1. After downloading, double-click the installer (.exe) file. Follow the prompts and click  Finish.

2. Open Blender.

3. Go to Edit > Preferences and click the  Add-ons button in the left-hand menu.

4. Open the drop-down in the upper right and select Install from Disk.

5. In the file browser that opens browse to C:\Program Files\KeyShot Studio\Plugins\Blender (or C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\KeyShot Studio\Plugins\Blender). Here you will find a KeyShot Studio  folder.

6. Click on the KeyShotStudioBlenderAddon.zip and then click Install Add-on.

7. A KeyShot Studio tab has now been added to the Blender Menu.

MacOS

1. After downloading, double-click the installer (.dmg) file. The KeyShot Studio Plugin installer window will appear.

2. Save the KeyShot Studio folder on your device (for example by dragging it to your desktop).

3. Open Blender.

4. Go to Edit >  Preferences and click the  Add-ons button in the left-hand menu.

5. Open the drop-down in the upper right and select Install from Disk.

6. In the file browser that opens, browse to the KeyShot Studio folder you saved in step 2.

7. Click on the KeyShotStudioBlenderAddon.zip and then click Install Add-on.

8. A KeyShot Studio tab has now been added to the Blender Menu.

 

KeyShot Studio Plugin Menu

Once installed, a KeyShot Studio  menu will appear in the header. The KeyShot Studio button performs three functions: Send, Update, and Export.

Send

Click the Send button to launch KeyShot Studio. The 3D data will be transferred from Blender to KeyShot Studio.

Update

Click the Update button while an existing KeyShot Studio scene is open to update any changes on your model.

Export

Click the Export button to export your geometry as a .bip file that you can share with other KeyShot Studio users. KeyShot Studio will not launch.

 

How To Use The Plugin

1. Open your scene or model in Blender.

2. Go to KeyShot Studio and click Send to KeyShot Studio to launch KeyShot Studio. The 3D data will be transferred from Blender to KeyShot Studio.

3. To update any changes made in Blender, click Update KeyShot Studio while your KeyShot Studio scene is open. All materials, textures, labels, animations, transformations, cameras, and lighting will be maintained in the scene.

 

Uninstall

1. Inside Blender go to Edit > Preferences.

2. Click on Add-ons in the left-hand menu.

3. Expand the KeyShot Studio Plugin item and select Uninstall.

4. Close Blender and delete the KeyShot Studio folder with the Blender plugin inside.