Options:

• Send scene to KeyShot
• Send changes to KeyShot
• Export scene to 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

Installation

1. After downloading, double-click the .pkg 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 the script uninstall.sh in the /Users/Shared/Autodesk/ApplicationAddins/KeyShotPlugin/Contents/scripts/ folder with admin privileges.

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 2023
• KeyShot 2023
• MacOS

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