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Title: question about moving parts on a 3d Mech project working on
Post by: dparcell87 on September 06, 2021, 09:44:00 PM
Hi guys, haven't been on here in a while and this may be a random question but I'm still kinda a newb to Keyshot but anyway I have been modeling out a  Mech/Robot in Zbrush  for a Concept art project, and will be using the bridge to Keyshot . THe only thing is It will have some moving parts that I want to show off in the still concept so I guess once I'm happy with first pose and views then how will I go about showing the shot of the parts that I move ? like the last time I did a project like this I had to go back into zbrush and duplicate each part and move it and hide the original which I feel theres got to be a better and faster way. wil I have to animate it in Keyshot and just pause at the keyframe I want?  Which I don't have Keyshot Pro just base version and know idea on how to animate in any program, Again I don't even know if Keyshot can animate something brought in from Zbrush.  Anything helps and sorry if this was a stupid question. Just trying to find a better workflow. Later
Title: Re: question about moving parts on a 3d Mech project working on
Post by: Trixtr on September 07, 2021, 01:38:04 AM
Not sure how you modeled and imported the design, but if you have separate parts then you can select them and move / animate accordingly. Otherwise you may be able to split the object in Keyshot into several parts, but that too depends on how it is modelled if it'll work well.
Title: Re: question about moving parts on a 3d Mech project working on
Post by: INNEO_MWo on September 07, 2021, 09:45:53 PM
With the HD license, he can't use the split feature (pro lic needed).
Title: Re: question about moving parts on a 3d Mech project working on
Post by: Erik Williams on September 08, 2021, 12:47:03 AM
To expand on that, animations are also not included in the KeyShot HD license.
Upgrading to KeyShot Pro would allow you to add the animations you are looking for.
For a comparison of what is available with all of our platforms, you can go https://www.keyshot.com/product-comparison/ (https://www.keyshot.com/product-comparison/) for more details.

Best Regards,

Erik Williams
Customer Support Representative
Title: Re: question about moving parts on a 3d Mech project working on
Post by: dparcell87 on September 08, 2021, 11:47:07 PM
Alright, thanks y'all . I gonna upgrade and learn more. This is all new to me HAHA! Thank you for the help, for sure appreciate it.