
KeyShot Plugin for Autodesk® Maya®
Mac OS, EnglishLuxion, Inc
A plugin for integration between Autodesk® Maya® and KeyShot Studio rendering and animation software. A KeyShot Studio installation is required for best experience.
General Usage Instructions
Screenshots
Installation/Uninstallation
Additional Information
Known Issues
Contact
Version History
General Usage Instructions
Options:
- Send scene to KeyShot Studio
- Send changes to KeyShot Studio
- Export scene to .bip file
KeyShot integration settings:
Animation options:
- Either export a specific frame, the current frame selected, or Export to KeyShot animations (default).
- Note: KeyShot only supports rigid transforms, so exporting a specific frame is well suited to deformable meshes, etc.
Curve options:
- Set the radius modifier and toggle KeyShot's curve smoothing option.
NURBS options:
- Toggle which NURBS data to transfer to KeyShot.
- Note: Not transferring the tessellation data can provide a speedup for NURBS heavy scenes, but does require NURBS rendering in KeyShot
Commands
Installation/Uninstallation
Installation
- After downloading, double-click the .pkg installation file. Follow the prompts and click Finish/Close.
- Open or Re-launch Maya. A KeyShot tab will appear on the Maya shelf.
- Go to Main Menu, Windows, Settings/Preferences, Plug-in Manager. Scroll to the end to find KeyShot.mll and select AutoLoad so that the plugin will load whenever you start Maya.
Uninstallation
- Run the script uninstall.sh in the /Users/Shared/Autodesk/ApplicationAddins/KeyShotPlugin/Contents/scripts/ folder with admin privileges.
Additional Information
Features:
- Parts retain materials and layers
- Objects retain material names
- Support for hair (curves)
- LiveLinking (update model inside KeyShot)
- Support for part and camera animations*
- Export of rigged and deformable animations*
*Requires KeyShot Pro
Requirements:
Maya 2022-2025
KeyShot
MacOS
Known Issues
It is best to uninstall any previous versions first as it may cause some conflicts.
Contact
Author/Company Information
Luxion, Inc
Support Information
Support is available at https://www.keyshot.com/support/
Version History
Version Number | Version Description |
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1.3.13 |
Rebranded plugin can connect to KeyShot 11.3 and up |