{"id":1439,"date":"2013-10-14T16:23:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T15:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2013-10-14T16:46:04","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T15:46:04","slug":"keyshot-4-2-is-here-usability-control-and-enhanced-render-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/10\/keyshot-4-2-is-here-usability-control-and-enhanced-render-features\/","title":{"rendered":"KeyShot 4.2 is Here: Usability, Control and Enhanced Render Features"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, we\u2019re happy to make KeyShot 4.2 available and announce quite a few more new features and updates. We\u2019re excited for two reasons about this release. It completes the features planned for KeyShot 4 and it sets in motion the development of the next version of KeyShot, KeyShot 5.0. We\u2019re focused on\u00a0 continuing to bring features to the visual creation process while keeping KeyShot the fastest, easiest way to make those visuals happen. Integration with your favourite 3D software continues to be a priority along with user interface enhancements and updates to the existing tools to make rendering, animating and creating interactive visuals with KeyShot the most enjoyable part of the process. We think you\u2019ll like these updates as well and look forward to hearing what you would like to see next.<\/p>\n

Update to KeyShot 4.2<\/h2>\n

Below are the highlighted new features in KeyShot 4.2. You will, of course, want to download KeyShot 4.2<\/a> and give it a go or update<\/a> your existing license of KeyShot 4.<\/p>\n

\"keyshot-42-groups-whatsnew-700x392\"<\/a>Groups<\/strong>
\nEveryone loves to organize. In KeyShot 4.2 you can now create groups of your parts in the Project Scene tree. These can be new groups, dragging and dropping parts and sub-assemblies into existing groups or moving parts between groups. The capability includes a full featured dialog that allows you to add one or multiple parts to an existing group or create a new group directly from the realtime render interface.<\/p>\n

\"keyshot-42-cpu-usage-whatsnew-700x393\"<\/a>Set Core usage<\/strong>
\nKeyShot now comes with the ability to set priority on the amount of CPU cores used by KeyShot. Since KeyShot is fully CPU-based and utilizes 100% of all available cores, this ensures you are able to have access to more CPU power in other programs while KeyShot is rendering. This is a simple setting accessed from the KeyShot Preferences with the\u00a0minimum\u00a0being four cores.<\/p>\n

\"keyshot-42-material-swap-whatsnew-700x394\"<\/a>Material swap<\/strong>
\nYou can now swap materials between selected parts without having to change the material for each part. You have two options, swapping materials by selecting parts or by dragging and dropping materials from the KeyShot library onto existing materials in the in-project library.<\/p>\n

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Scene revisions<\/strong>
\nKeyShot now offers the ability to save revisions of a scene. When you save a scene, rather than overwriting each scene with the latest settings, you can now save revisions of the same scene which can then be accessed later from within KeyShot.<\/p>\n

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Realtime presets<\/strong>
\nThere are now more presets available for the realtime viewer. Through the Project settings, you have an immediate selection of preset options that include actual aspect ratios found in print and digital media. These presets are single-click settings that can also be locked to ensure proper resolution.<\/p>\n

Additional updates<\/strong>
\nAdditional updates focus on improvements in four main areas where you have provided valuable input and feedback, updates that include:
\nImproved render features<\/em>\u00a0– faster realtime render mode, transparency for toon material
\nImproved usability<\/em>\u00a0– select objects by material, light\/dark interface themes
\nImproved control<\/em>\u00a0– Axalta colour tweaker, faster object highlight, improved texture mapping, improved move tool and dynamic sliders, copy HDRI regions and scene tree autoscroll.
\nImproved animation<\/em>\u00a0– New dynamic pivot point and selection of helper objects from the realtime window.
\nImproved integration<\/em>\u00a0– Support for Autodesk Inventor 2014, improved SolidWorks importer and improved Alias import.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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