KeyShot is a third party rendering system. CAD data is shared to KeyShot using the Live Linking scheme provide and extremely fast app to app data sharing. The four KeyShot tools are:

Render All

Update

Save BIP

Settings

Render All

The Render All tool sends all data over to KeyShot

Update

The Update option only sends data that is marked new or modified since the last Render All command.

Save BIP

BIP is the native file format for KeyShot.

Settings

Provide access to the settings and options for sharing data with KeyShot.

Transform Y as Up Direction

Swaps the Y and Z axis of data shared with KeyShot. This is enabled by default.

(a) ViaCAD (b) Enabled (c) Disabled

Center

KeyShot will translate and center the shared data about the origin.

Snap to Ground

KeyShot will translate the shared data just above the origin.

Annotations

Text, dimensions, curves are sent over to KeyShot as thin surfaces.

Annotation Reflections

Text, dimensions and curves will include a reflection attribute with the default material in KeyShot.

Link Part Faces

Faces of a single solid shared with KeyShot will have separate material definitions.

Resolution Drop Down

The Resolution option specifies a minimum facet resolution when sharing data to KeyShot. Any part below the specified resolution will be refacetted when shared to KeyShot.

Material Linking

The Live Linking interface to KeyShot includes sharing part names and color definitions. Part names seen in Concept Explorer are preserved under the Scene tab in KeyShot. When you apply a material within KeyShot, the material is associated with the model name. If you make geometry updates to a part within ViaCAD, materials assigned to the part in KeyShot are preserved as long as you do not change the ViaCAD part name.