Before you manufacture it, show it: photorealistic renders with KeyShot

Before producing a single unit, before investing in a physical prototype, before even getting real feedback from the market, it’s now possible to show a product as if it were already finished. Photorealistic renders, with materials, lighting, and textures indistinguishable from a real photograph, generated directly from a 3D model.

The problem is that many industrial design teams still aren’t taking advantage of this. They keep relying on costly, slow product photography, on physical prototypes for every design iteration, or on outsourced rendering services that add waiting times and unnecessary review rounds. Every change in color, material, or finish means starting the process over from scratch.

The cost of not visualizing a product properly before manufacturing it

For an industrial design studio, a product manufacturer, or a marketing team, visualization isn’t a cosmetic detail — it’s a decision-making tool. Before investing in a production run, before presenting a proposal to a client or investor, the team needs to see — and show — how the finished product will look, in different materials and configurations, without having to physically manufacture every variant.

When that visualization depends on real photography or outsourced rendering services, every iteration costs time and money. Testing three different colors of the same product can mean coordinating photo shoots, waiting on third-party deliveries, or simply settling for less information than the team actually needs.

The result is predictable: slower design decisions, less convincing client presentations, and a product development cycle that stretches longer than it needs to.

KeyShot: from 3D model to photorealistic image, with no friction

KeyShot Studio is a 3D rendering software that, thanks to its real-time rendering technology, extensive material library, and intuitive interface, is the ideal tool for turning any 3D model into striking images. It is, today, the standard used by product designers, industrial design teams, engineers, and marketing specialists to compare finishes, present concepts to clients, and create visual material without relying on external rendering services.

What sets KeyShot apart from other rendering tools is the simplicity of its workflow. In just a few steps, it’s possible to create photorealistic images from a 3D model: import the file from SolidWorks, Solid Edge, SketchUp, Rhino, PTC Creo, or more than a dozen compatible formats; drag and apply materials from a library of over 600 preset options; and the real-time view immediately shows the result with the exact color and lighting. Bricsys

Testing ten color or material variants stops meaning ten photo shoots or ten rounds of waiting. In practice, it becomes changing a material on screen and seeing the result instantly.

For teams that need to go beyond a static image, KeyShot Studio Web turns scenes created in the software into fully interactive 360° files, so the team and clients can view and interact with them directly from a browser. And for studios with higher volumes of work, network rendering allows processing to be distributed across multiple machines, significantly speeding up delivery times. BricsysArtista Pirata

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A licensing model worth understanding before you buy

Something important for anyone evaluating adding KeyShot to their workflow: the software moved to a subscription-only model after the manufacturer discontinued perpetual licenses in 2023. This means the purchase isn’t a one-time payment, but the start of an ongoing relationship that includes updates, new features, and technical support for the life of the license.

That ongoing relationship is exactly where a local distributor makes a difference. Managing renewals, activations, and technical support directly with an international provider — in another language, another currency, another time zone — adds friction to a process that should be simple.

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Why buy through Aufiero Informática

Aufiero Informática is an official KeyShot distributor in LATAM. That means licenses correctly activated for your region from day one, local invoicing without the complications of an international purchase, and a team that can advise you on which plan best fits how you work: an individual license, options for studios with multiple users, or network rendering for teams with higher volume.

And, crucially, real technical support when a question comes up during installation, activation, or daily use of the software. Not a generic channel in another language, but a distributor that knows the product.

If your team still depends on costly product photography, on physical prototypes for every design decision, or on external rendering services that add waiting time, switching to KeyShot can dramatically shorten those cycles.

Request your quote with Aufiero Informática and ask about the plan that best fits your team and workload.

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