KeyShot 8.1 Release Notes

Version: 8.1.61
Release date: Nov. 23rd, 2018

New Features

• In-app Problem Reporting. Presented automatically when a crash dump is detected or accessed via Main menu > Help.
• 16-bit PSD Format for Still Images, Animation Frames, and Configurator output.
• In-view indicator button to Execute Geometry Nodes when change is detected.
• In-view indicator button to Generate Full-Resolution HDRI when change is detected.
• Invert Selection command in right-click context menu of Real-time View and Scene Tree.

Improvements

• Added five new splash screens.
• Added "Add Geometry Node" button on ribbon in Material Graph.
• Added a Label input indicator on the Material Graph root node.
• Execute Geometry Nodes button in material properties now only affects that material.
• Improved Displacement mesh quality. Resolution is now Triangle Size with option to define by units or pixels.
• Added unique icons for Bubbles, Flakes, and Displace.
• Added Seed for Flakes and Bubbles.
• Added support for multi-selection of objects in Cutaway > Add Excluded Objects dialog.
• Added support for object outlines when selecting Excluded Objects in Cutaway properties.
• Added pointer support for Spotlights in the Geometry View.
• Now supporting Move Tool hotkey in Geometry View.
• Added a right-click context menu to the Image Styles list.
• Now retaining Photographic-specific Image Style values when toggling to Basic.
• Added message when "Use GPU" is disabled and Photographic Image Style Mode is enabled.
• Now automatically enabling Accurate Tessellation on Import of Datakit formats for periodic surfaces i.e. springs, screws to improve mesh quality.

Noteworthy Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with Bubbles applied to geometry with per-triangle vertex normals or no normals i.e. C4D, 3ds Max, Maya, ZBrush.
• Fixed UV meshes with custom UV layout and Displacement.
• Fixed Geometry Nodes respecting disabled state.
• No longer showing Splash Screen as top-most window.
• Now ignoring Show Only Hotkey when Mapping Tool is open.
• Fixed radio buttons in Move Tool dialog.
• Now using fixed format for Render Layers output format is set to PSD.
• Fixed crash when loading scene with Motion Blur.
• Fixed error in node type changes in the Material Graph.
• Fixed removal of discarded sub-materials from Material Graph.
• Fixed occasional crash when removing Multi-Material.
• Fixed issue with lost material name when toggling Multi-Material.
• Fixed crash when assigning Curve Color Randomizer to a geometry node.
• Fixed crash when loading large .png in Library.
• Fixed error when right-clicking on Free Camera is scene tree.
• Fixed selection in pivot move tool dialog.
• Fixed performance of Project > Materials list with many materials in scene.
• Fixed loss of textures with same name in different folders when saving .ksp.
• Fixed FOV not being saved with camera.
• Fixed Global Illumination Quality when using Custom Control with Global Illumination Cache disabled.
• Fixed extraction of .hdz from KeyShot 6.3.
• Fixed corruption of KeyShot 6 color library when loading into KeyShot 8.
• Fixed dielectric-based material Cutaway Caps.
• Fixed tiling in ground shadows visible through cutaway object.
• Fixed Cutaway color caps when camera is inside Cutaway object.
• Fixed Glass and Thin Film as Excluded Objects for Cutaway.
• Fixed issue with Color Cutaway Caps in Interior Mode.
• Fixed issue with hot pixels caused by Cutaway on Windows.
• Fixed Move Control Point for Camera Path animation.
• Fixed flicker when moving Animation Wizard.
• Fixed dataloss when cancelling Re-Tessellation.
• Fixed issue with non-default location for KeyShot 8 Resources folder.
• Fixed issue Rendering KeyShotXR via scripting with Add to Queue to Send to Network.
• Fixed issues with import settings when using scripting to import.
• Fixed issue with Queue thumbnail when Add to Queue from Options.
• Fixed issue pasting a copy into a Model Set.
• Fixed quality of image-based HDRIs with HDRI Editor Adjustments applied.
• Fixed gamma handling of colors saved from the color picker to the Library.
• Fixed Delete key in Scene Tree.
• Fixed crash with Copy/Paste Position.
• Fixed blur when rendered in Background mode.
• Fixed KeyShotXR flicker in Microsoft Edge.
• Fixed Zoom buttons for the Project > Materials list.
• Fixed Exit button visibility in Compact Presentation Mode.
• Fixed Preferences > Screenshot > Quality slider.
• Fixed text visibility for Studios in Presentation Mode.
• Fixed Parent/Component tab text when single top level titles are hidden.

• Fixed issue prevented loading of PNG textures in materials when double clicking texture icon.

• Fixed issue updating the thumbnail of textures.

• Fixed an issue where it would crash when loading existing scenes containing paths with non ascii characters.

...and other performance, UI and stability improvements.