Revit

 

KeyShot Studio for Revit Add-in

Version 1.6.0 (Released October 25th 2024)

These installation notes are specific to the latest version of the KeyShot Studio for Revit add-in unless otherwise mentioned. For questions about other versions, please contact KeyShot Support.

 

 

Specifications

The KeyShot Studio for Revit add-in requirements are as follows:

  • Revit 2022-2024

  • Windows 10 and later

Plugins for previous versions of KeyShot Studio are available here.

 

Installation

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

 

Supported Features

The KeyShot Studio for Revit plugin supports these features:

  • Maintain family structure

  • Support for camera export

  • Support for export of RPC placeholder objects

  • Support for matching of Revit compass

  • LiveLinking™ (update model inside KeyShot Studio)

Note

Any Animation, Scripting, and NURBS ray tracing features are only available in KeyShot Studio Professional.

 

KeyShot Studio Plugin Menu

Once installed, two KeyShot Studio buttons will appear under the Add-Ins Tab inside Revit: Render and Export.

Render

Click the KeyShot Studio Render button in Add-Ins to launch KeyShot Studio. The 3D data will be transferred from Revit to KeyShot Studio.

Export

Click the Export button will 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 Revit.

  2. Go to Add-Ins and click the Render button to launch KeyShot Studio. The 3D data will be transferred from Revit to KeyShot Studio.

  3. Go to Add-Ins and click Export to export your scene as a .bip file from Revit to share with other KeyShot Studio users.

 

Uninstall

Go to C:\Program Files\KeyShot Studio\Plugins\Revit. Double-click the uninstall file to uninstall.