Glossary

Abbe Number (Dispersion)

The dispersion of light as it is transmitted through the surface; produces a prismatic effect.

Aberration Bias

The color of the distortion on chromatic aberration.

Aberration Strength

The strength of the chromatic aberration effect.

Angle of Incidence

The angle of the light that hits the object.

Anti aliasing

Method for smoothing out jagged edges that are created by pixels

Area Light

A material type that will give you a wide range of light dispersion

Base Color

The base coloration on the model, part etc

Bubbles

A Bubble Geometry

Caustics

The pattern of light and color that occur when light rays are refracted or reflected.

CMF

Color Material Finish

Diffuse

Basic material typ, useful for easily creating any kind of matte or non-reflective material

Fuzz

A Fuzz Geometry

Glass (Solid), Solid Glass

A basic material type, provides a physically accurate glass material

In-Project Library

The material library in the bottom of the project panel, that contain the materials used in the scene.

Labels

An extra layer on the model, basically a "sticker".

Library

A collection of Materials, Textures etc.

LiveLinking

Connects KeyShot to a modeling application. This is a Luxion technology.

Paint

Material Type for a plain, non-metallic paint appearance

Parts

Individual parts of your model

Pattern Tool

Creates instances of models instead of duplicates

Point Light

A KeyShot light source material

Quick Tip

Offical videos from Keyshot explaining features

Shift

A Lense setting, like a shift lense in photography

Spotlight

A KeyShot light source material

Toolbar

Gives access to the most common windows and features in KeyShot

Trial

Trial version of KeyShot or KeyVR

Trial period

The period in which the trial is valid

Wireframe

Exposes the lines and vertices of each polygon on the surface

Xray

Material Type for a faded view through an outer shell