KeyShot 10 is out

[slipstick]

I have Alibre Expert. If I just download the new Keyshot and install it, will Alibre see it, or should I wait until you guys have an update?

 

[simonb65]

Should just work, it did for KeyShot 8 and KeyShot 9! I can't see a download link on KeyShot site for it though.

EDIT : Couldn't find it earlier, but here it is ...https://www.keyshot.com/resources/downloads/

 

[HaroldL]

Don't be timid - Click Render on your Alibre model and see what happens. What's the worst that could happen.

 

[DavidJ]

If you already have Keyshot for Alibre installed, and have current maintenance - it seems (based on my testing) that you can download Keyshot 10 from the Keyshot.com downloads page, install it and have Keyshot 10 take over from Keyshot 9.

If you don't have Keyshot for Alibre already installed, the Keyshot 10 installer form Keyshot site won't set up the linkage to the Alibre Expert licence.

All offered without warranty.

 

[weppler]

I can confirm Keyshot 10 works with Alibre 22.
I downloaded/installed Keyshot10, then uninstalled Keyshot 9.

 

[weppler]

I was wrong.

Keyshot 10 doesn't work properly with Alibre 10.
You can run it (10).. it seems to recognize the Alibre license, but the Alibre Render function fails.
K10 import fails and viewing bip's created in previous versions doesn't work very well.

I've reinstalled Keyshot 9

 

[albie0803]

Clicking the Render button opens Keyshot 10 and loads my part just fine.

 

[bigseb]

Clicking the Render button opens Keyshot 10 and loads my part just fine.

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Is it a massive improvement over 9.3?

 

[Just_Steve]

Is it a massive improvement over 9.3?

In terms of the basic rendering engine, no. There may be things going on under the hood that I can't see, but the output appears the same. What IS improved is the new lighting control panel. If you ever tried to tweak lighting in 9.x or preceding versions, you know how tedious and frustrating it could be. They have now located most of the lighting controls in one place, made it stand-alone, and made them (a bit) more intuitive. There may be more things as well, but that was the first thing I found that had good immediate utility (and made me quietly whisper, "finally").

Steve

 

[simonb65]

I've noticed that both 9.x and 10.x generate a lot of debug error reports that get sent back to KeyShot (usually during startup of KeyShot). Not found the cause yet!

 

[bigseb]

I've noticed that both 9.x and 10.x generate a lot of debug error reports that get sent back to KeyShot (usually during startup of KeyShot). Not found the cause yet!

Same here.

 

[weppler]

I've noticed that both 9.x and 10.x generate a lot of debug error reports that get sent back to KeyShot (usually during startup of KeyShot). Not found the cause yet!

9 has been OK, but 10 on one of my machines asks to send a 53Mb error report EVERY time it launches???

 

[bigseb]

9 has been OK, but 10 on one of my machines asks to send a 53Mb error report EVERY time it launches???

My last one was 101Mb!!!

 

[Uman]

My last one was 101Mb!!!

Is this a common problem with KS10? and has it been resolved?
I have not updated to KS10 yet.

 

[bigseb]

Is this a common problem with KS10? and has it been resolved?
I have not updated to KS10 yet.

I'm not on 10. Getting these error reports with 9.

 

[MilesH]

I was wrong.

Keyshot 10 doesn't work properly with Alibre 10.
You can run it (10).. it seems to recognize the Alibre license, but the Alibre Render function fails.
K10 import fails and viewing bip's created in previous versions doesn't work very well.

I've reinstalled Keyshot 9

My own experience for V23 was:

Installing KS V9.2 established link with Alibre
Installing KS V10 maintained link with Alibre
Uninstalling V9.2 and KeyShot 7 64 bit broke link with Alibre
Reinstalling KS V9.2 re-established link with Alibre
Installing KS V10 maintained link with Alibre