Likelihood to Recommend Photorealistic Rendering (it takes a LONG time to render for print, but it's insanely realistic). Commercial Production Graphical Integration into print materials (and digital) We did a lot with brochures and billboards. Hi Res rendering takes hours, but the output set us FAR apart from the run-of-the-mill competition we had.
Read full review KeyShot can do some really amazing things as far as product renderings. You can turn simple 3D models into realistic images in a very short amount of time. I wish there were a way to manipulate the geometry once imported into KeyShot. The software allows this user to move geometry but not change its shape or form.
Read full review Pros Seemingly endless selection of tools clear and powerful manipulation tools effect use of hotkeys for navigating the 3D space Read full review Keyshot has a simple and intuitive interface that makes it easy to use for quick renderings. Through Keyshot's viewport, you can see real-time changes when replacing or adding textures to a 3D model. The new Keyshot 8 comes with volumetric features such as fog that can add depth to your image making process without having to manually do it later in another program. Read full review Cons Weak UV mapping interface. Redshift integration is not 100% seamless yet. Weight-mapping is a nightmare. Read full review Floating licensing install is troublesome Read full review Usability For reasons mentioned before: an intuitive interface and speed of the viewport, speed of loading, and ease of plugin integration. The MoGraph module encourages experimentation and the creation of highly modifiable scenes. Crashes are extremely rare and the support team and community are hyper-responsive to requests for help. For real... Maxon's staff hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, regularly assisting users with issues. No support ticket required.
Read full review Support Rating Maxon's staff regularly hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, ready to assist. This goes beyond the support ticket system, which is also extremely robust. Hundreds of optimizations and bugs are fixed in every patch, even when the user experience is already 99.9% smooth. This is a proactive, not reactive, support and engineering team at Maxon.
Read full review Honestly, I've only needed customer support a couple of times. One time was a question about licensing which their customer service explained very well and offered just the help I was looking for
Read full review Alternatives Considered Read full review Keyshot is simpler and more intuitive compared to Octane. That being said, Octane is far less expensive and can take advantage of a GPU making it more versatile.
Read full review Return on Investment Producing quality training content reduces mistakes and improves ebitda for our restaurants Read full review Faster approval times from client Impressive website work vs editing photos Read full review ScreenShots