How to use SketchUp with KeyShot renderer?

Unless otherwise noted, these installation instructions are specific to the latest version of the KeyShot for SketchUp extension.

规格

SketchUp 扩展的 KeyShot 要求如下：

• KeyShot 10（试用 | 购买）

• SketchUp 2015 – 2021
• Windows 8,10 64 位或 macOS 10.10 或更高版本

KeyShot 以前版本的插件可 在此处获得。

Supported Features

SketchUp Extended KeyShot supports the following features:

• Maintains colors and textures
• Identifies groups
• Live links
• Go to the toolbar at the top and click Window, Extension Manager.
• Select to install the extension.
• Locate the .rbz file that you installed.
• Select to open installation.

KeyShot extension menu After

is installed, the KeyShot plugin menu will appear in SketchUp under Toolbar, Extensions, KeyShot under . The KeyShot extension menu provides five options: Render, Update Camera, Export, and Export SketchyReplay.

render Click the render button to start KeyShot. 3D data will be transferred from SketchUp to KeyShot.

Update CameraClick the Update button while an existing KeyShot scene is open to update any camera changes made in SketchUp.

Export Click the "Export" button to export your geometry as a .BIP file that you can share with other KeyShot users. KeyShot will not start.

How to open your scene or model in SketchUp using the plugin

1. .
2. Go to Toolbar, Extensions, KeyShot, Rendering. The plugin will launch KeyShot and transfer the 3D model from SketchUp to KeyShot.
3. To update any changes made in SketchUp, click the Update button while KeyShot is open. All materials, textures, labels, animation , transforms, cameras and lighting in the scene will be preserved.

Uninstall plugin

1. Go to Window>Extension manager
2. Close and restart SketchUp.