KeyShot Plugin for Autodesk® Maya®

KeyShot Plugin for Autodesk® Maya®

Win64, English

Luxion, 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

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

Screenshots

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

Installation

  1. After downloading, double-click the .exe installation file. Follow the prompts and click Finish/Close.
  2. Open or Re-launch Maya. A KeyShot tab will appear on the Maya shelf.
  3. 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 unistall.exe in the C: > ProgramData > Autodesk > ApplicationPlugins > KeyShotStudioPlugin folder or via windows Apps & features (Add & remove apps)

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

Windows 10/11

Known Issues

It is best to uninstall any previous versions first as it may cause some conflicts.

Contact

Company Name: Luxion, Inc
Support Contact: support@luxion.com

Author/Company Information

Luxion, Inc

Support Information

Support is available at https://www.keyshot.com/support/

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.3.10

Rebranded plugin
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