Luxion debuts KeyShot 5.2

LEADING advanced 3D rendering and lighting technology developer Luxion has announced the KeyShot®5.2.

 

The updated plugin for Keyshot, the first real-time ray tracing and global illumination program, features support for SolidWorks 2015 file format on both Mac and PC to allow SolidWorks users to import SolidWorks 2015 files directly from the KeyShot interface. It also supports import of SolidWorks 2015 files with LiveLinking to send geometry updates over to KeyShot. 

 

The plugin features additional performance and stability improvements such as optimizations to motion blur, color accuracy, focused caustics, and visibility of emissive material. 

 

KeyShot 5.2, which is the final point release for KeyShot 5, is available immediately for download as a free upgrade to all customers with subscription. KeyShot starts at $995 with Pro versions and add-ons for Animation and interactive KeyShotVR capabilities.  

 

Luxion continues to make improvements in preparation for the next major release of KeyShot. These enhancements look to boost performance and the speed of creating product visuals, and ensure support for the widest array of 3D file formats. 

 

Luxion works with many Fortune 1000 product manufacturers and major industrial design companies, including Chrysler, Fossil, Microsoft, Motorola, Procter & Gamble, Skullcandy, IDEO, and SMART Design. Its KeyShot is the first real-time ray tracing application that uses a physically correct render engine based on scientific research in the areas of scientifically accurate material representation and global illumination. It addressed the visualization needs of designers, engineers, marketing professionals, photographers, and CG specialists by simplifying the creation of photographic images and animations from 3D digital data.