KeyShot Studio
User Interface
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Animation Timeline
When an animation node is selected in the timeline, the properties of that animation will be present in the Animation Properties panel.
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Backplates Tab
The Backplates tab contains all preset or saved backplates in your library.
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Camera
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Camera Tab
The Camera Tab is used to create and configure cameras.
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Colors Tab
The Colors tab contains all preset color libraries and saved colors.
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Edit
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Environment
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Environment Tab
The Environment tab is located in the Project window and is where you can add and edit the HDR lighting of your scene as well as the background and ground properties.
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Environments Tab
The Environments tab contains all preset environments and any saved environments in your library.
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Favorites Tab
The Favorites tab allows you to organize commonly used resources into collections for a faster workflow.
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File
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Gallery
The Gallery allows you to access the content of your renderings and animations folder, directly inside KeyShot Studio.
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Geometry View Window
The Geometry View window provides a secondary OpenGL viewer for use as a secondary view for lighting, camera or animation setup. The Geometry view is dockable and can be launched from the Ribbon in KeyShot Studio, via the Main Menu, Window or via the hotkey O.
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Gestures
There are a number of gestures you can use to interact.
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Help
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Hotkeys
Learning and using the KeyShot Studio hotkeys will speed up the process of working inside KeyShot Studio. You can access the list of hotkeys and their functionality by pressing the K-key on PC or Mac.
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Image
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Image Tab
In the Image tab you can control global settings for your images
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Library Window
The KeyShot Studio Library has stock materials, colors, textures, environments, backplates and models that you can use in your scenes.
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Lighting
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Lighting Tab
In the Lighting tab you can control global lighting settings for your scene. The actual light sources are set up via Lighting Environments and Light Source materials.
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Main Menu
The main menu has the following options.
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Material Tab
In the Material tab you can control the properties of your materials.
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Material Template Window
The Material Templates window can be accessed from Window under the Main Menu or via the Material Template button in the Tools section of Ribbon.
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Materials Tab
The Materials tab is located in the Library window and contains all the preset and saved materials in your library.
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Models Tab
The Models tab located in the Library window contains a selection of models you can use to add context to your scene, as well as whole scenes in which you can display your products.
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Project Window
The Project window contains all the setup and setting for everything in your scene, organized into six tabs: Scene, Material, Environment, Lighting, Camera and Image.
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Real-time View
The KeyShot Studio Real-time View is the main viewport in the KeyShot Studio user interface. All real-time rendering of your 3D model will occur here. You can navigate your scene using the camera controls, multi-select objects and right-click directly on your model or in the area around it to view more options.
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Render
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Ribbon in KeyShot Studio
The ribbon provides quick access to commonly used settings, tools, commands, and windows in KeyShot Studio.
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Scene Tab
The Scene tab contains all the items in your scene.
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Textures Tab
The Textures tab contains all preset and saved textures in your library.
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Toolbar in KeyShot Studio
The toolbar provides quick and easy access to the most common windows and features in KeyShot Studio. The center grouping of icons provides a general order of operations when working in KeyShot Studio from Import to Render.
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User Interface
This section provides information on the KeyShot Studio user interface and its elements (windows, menus and commands). Its purpose is to explain
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View
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Welcome Window
The KeyShot Studio Welcome Window will appear after you launch KeyShot Studio. The Welcome Window will display:
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Window
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Workspaces
Workspaces allow you to select preset user interface (UI) arrangements or save your own custom arrangements of the KeyShot Studio UI to best suit the way you work.
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