For those who don’t know the tool: KeyShot turns CAD into photoreal renders fast, and this roadshow pairs it with DOSCH DESIGN 3D services for a practical workflow sanity check.

DOSCH DESIGN and KeyShot go on the road

If your pipeline includes the words “faster,” “cleaner,” and “less guesswork,” there is a free event series that may be worth a calendar slot. DOSCH DESIGN is on the road tour to two German cities in May, built around KeyShot and a very practical question: does this rendering setup actually fit the way your team works.

The format is straightforward. One afternoon. Plenty of time for live demos, direct Q&A, and some hands-on testing with specialists on site. The goal is not a stage show. The goal is to leave with a better feel for the tool, the workflow, and what it would take to use it inside a real production environment.

Two cities, one afternoon each

The tour dates are set.

On May 6, 2026, the 3D-Experience Day lands in Düsseldorf from 14:00 to 17:00 at Design Office Kaiserteich.

On May 12, 2026, the same program runs in Nürnberg from 14:00 to 17:00 at Design Office Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof.

Both events run in German, and participation is free. Registration happens through the contact form on the event page. Seats are limited by the simple laws of room size and physics, so registering early is the sensible kind of productivity.

Event page and registration: https://doschdesign.com/3d-experience-day.php

What the program actually covers

The schedule leans into the classic production pain points: getting from CAD to something that looks like a product, quickly enough that the iteration loop still feels like iteration and not archaeology.

One talk focuses on how KeyShot can shorten product development cycles and reduce costs. The useful part for artists and production folks will be the details around what changes in the handoff, the lighting and material setup, and where the time savings come from in a typical day.

Another segment is “New in KeyShot 2026”. If you are the person who maintains studio tooling or sets internal standards, this is the part where you listen for changes that affect import, material handling, output, and anything that touches review and approvals.

There is also a live demo that goes from CAD model to convincing rendering in minutes. Seeing the render chain in real time makes it easier to judge where the speed comes from, and where your own assets, naming conventions, and shading standards will either cooperate or fight back.

The agenda also includes DOSCH Key-Optimize and an overview of 3D services, plus time for Q&A and a networking slot. The networking part is not just small talk. The setup explicitly mentions the option to sit with laptops and run through individual questions, which is usually where the real workflow truth shows up.

Who should actually go

This afternoon is pitched at three groups: beginners, switchers, and the happily curious. That tracks well with how many studios and product teams are operating right now.

If you are new to photoreal, it can be hard to know what fast means until you see it. If you are switching tools or inheriting a pipeline, you want to measure the tool against your existing constraints, not against a perfect demo scene. If you are already experienced, the value is often in the small things: what imports cleanly, what breaks, what you need to standardize, and what you can leave flexible without getting burned.

Either way, the most productive mindset is to treat this as a fit test. Bring the right questions. Think about where assets come from, how you version work, and what your review loop expects. In other words, bring your workflow, not just your curiosity.

How to register

Participation is free, and registration happens through the contact form on the event page. The events take place in German.

Register here: https://doschdesign.com/3d-experience-day.php

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KeyShot developer Luxion has released KeyShot Studio 2025.2, targeting production artists who want cutting-edge rendering features—minus the marketing jargon and forced cloud connections. This update is all about putting practical tools in the hands of 3D artists, and keeping them on your own hardware.

AI Goes Offline: Studio AI Arrives

The headline addition is KeyShot Studio AI, a built-in, offline generative AI toolset offering three clear modes: Restyle modifies materials and shaders in finished renders, Background swaps out scene backgrounds using prompt-based generation while respecting camera framing, and Imagine produces full concept images for ideation. All modes run locally after model download—no cloud processing, no uploads, no “please wait for our servers” screen.

Before anyone gets too excited: the output may occasionally contain content with copyright concerns, and Luxion requires users to confirm legal compliance before using the tool. In other words, AI is local, but still needs a legal reality check. For all production deployments, thorough in-house testing is mandatory. And i REAAALLY hope that this isn’t news or a shock to you.

Light Layers: Because Lighting Is Never Finished

KeyShot Studio 2025.2 now offers Light Layers, letting artists group lights for independent control of highlights and specularity without reworking a full lighting setup. Need to adjust only the rim or key light? No need to rerender the entire scene. It’s the kind of granular control usually found in high-end compositing or dedicated render engines.

More Chaos, Less Tiling: Randomization Gets Real

The material graph now features three new nodes—Random float, Random shader, and Random UV shift. These bring true per-instance randomness to your renders: shuffle UVs, tweak brightness, and vary geometry just enough to break those obvious repeating patterns. Artists working on anything from bathroom tiles to procedurally-grown city blocks, rejoice.

AMD GPU Rendering: Public Beta, Tread Carefully

NVIDIA has long been the default for KeyShot GPU rendering, but Studio 2025.2 launches public beta support for select AMD GPUs, including Radeon Pro W7000, Radeon AI Pro R9700, and Ryzen AI Max Pro / Max+ Pro series. As with all things beta, the usual disclaimers apply: test before production, especially if you rely on stability for daily deliveries.

Asset Library Gets a Tune-Up

The KeyShot Cloud Library is rebuilt for faster performance and improved security, with asset browsing now directly in-app. While older versions can still access assets, new downloads and direct integration are only in Studio 2025.2.

Extras: Color Picker, Pantone, and Plugins

Rounding out the update are a new color picker (now with better color management and linking), 175 additional Pantone Dualities colours for accurate textile and plastic visualization, and a refreshed SolidWorks plugin that ensures proper import of decals and labels. The software supports Windows 10/Server 2019 and macOS 11.7 or higher, with plugins available for 3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, SketchUp, and more. AI features demand at least 16 GB VRAM (or 16 GB RAM for M1 Macs); a CPU fallback is available, but performance will suffer.

Pricing and Availability

KeyShot Studio 2025.2 is subscription-only at $1,188/year. Full hardware and platform requirements are listed here{:target=”_blank”}.

Production Caution

Innovations like local generative AI and new GPU paths can change workflows—sometimes in ways the marketing copy forgets to mention. Test all new features in controlled settings before trusting them in critical delivery pipelines. Yes, even the local AI.

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• Luxion releases Keyshot 11 – the latest version of the rendering and animation software
• The most important new features relate to the application areas of 3D painting, physics effects and CMF management (Colour Material Finish)
• New customers purchase the software licence as a subscription (on a subscription basis)
• Luxion is discontinuing the sale of perpetual licences

In nuce: Luxion releases Keyshot 11 – the latest version of its rendering and animation software. The main innovations are in the areas of 3D painting, physics games and CMF management (Colour Material Finish).

New features: Luxion is promoting the Rigid Body Dynamics system as one of the killer features. According to Luxion, this system was also used for the sneak peak video below. Luxion goes on to say that with Keyshot 11 you can animate falling, gliding and jumping objects completely in KeyShot. However, there is one limitation: you will not be able to animate soft body dynamics.

Other new features include, as mentioned at the beginning, a new 3D painting system, CMF management (Colour Material Finish) and a new KeyShot web viewer with which you can publish KeyShot files online. The web viewer is only available to users of the Pro Edition and above.

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New sales model: With the release of KeyShot 11 in February 2022, new customers will purchase the software licence as a subscription. The entry-level version called KeyShot HD will be replaced by the new subscription-based KeyShot Personal Edition. Luxion will therefore be focussing on the subscription model in future when it comes to selling its Keyshot software.

The end of perpetual licences: Luxion is therefore ending the sale of perpetual licences. Perpetual licences that are already running will continue to exist – access to such content, which is exclusively intended for subscription users, will be denied. This includes, for example, the KeyShot web viewer mentioned above.

Clicked further: Keyshot 11 is scheduled for release in February. You can find all the information you need on the software website . Luxion has provided a helpful FAQ for those who want to find out more about the new subscription model. On 18 November 2020 , we reported on the release of Keyshot 10.0, and on 23 February 2021 on the release of Keyshot 10.1. The video below gets you in the mood for Keyshot 11.

KeyShot 11 SNEAK PEEK

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