{"id":3091,"date":"2020-07-07T13:08:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T13:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bssrdf.com\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=3091"},"modified":"2022-02-10T09:40:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T08:40:43","slug":"livelinking","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/models-tab\/keyshot-plugins\/livelinking\/","title":{"rendered":"LiveLinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">On this page<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30bed28fa92\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30bed28fa92\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/models-tab\/keyshot-plugins\/livelinking\/#Download_Plugin\" >Download Plugin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/models-tab\/keyshot-plugins\/livelinking\/#Enable_LiveLinking\" >Enable LiveLinking<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/models-tab\/keyshot-plugins\/livelinking\/#LiveLinking_Network_Port_Range\" >LiveLinking Network Port Range<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/models-tab\/keyshot-plugins\/livelinking\/#Quick_Tip\" >Quick Tip<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Luxion&#8217;s LiveLinking technology allows you to establish a link between your 3D modeling software and KeyShot. This keeps the software separate, allowing you to continue working and refining your model in the CAD application, then send all changes over to KeyShot with the click of a button. All without losing any views, materials, textures or animations already applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"LiveLinking-DownloadPlugin\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_Plugin\"><\/span>Download Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To establish LiveLinking between your CAD application and KeyShot, you must first&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/resources\/downloads\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\">download and install<\/a>&nbsp;the KeyShot plugin for your CAD application. &nbsp;Each plugin comes with its own&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/resources\/downloads\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\">installer<\/a>&nbsp;and unique setup instructions. For specific setup instructions, click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/plugins\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"LiveLinking-EnableLiveLinking\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enable_LiveLinking\"><\/span>Enable LiveLinking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>LiveLinking is enabled by default. To change this go to&nbsp;<em>Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; General<\/em>&nbsp;on Windows and&nbsp;<em>KeyShot &gt; Preferences &gt; General<\/em>&nbsp;on Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"909\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/11\/Preferences_livelinking.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/11\/Preferences_livelinking.png 909w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/11\/Preferences_livelinking-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/11\/Preferences_livelinking-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"LiveLinking-Unabletoconnect\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LiveLinking_Network_Port_Range\"><\/span>LiveLinking Network Port Range <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>KeyShot will use one of the ports in the <em>port range<\/em> for the connection between KeyShot and the plugin in your 3D modeling software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the your 3D modeling software is unable to connect to KeyShot via the plugin, it might be because the standard port range is in use by other software, blocked by a firewall or otherwise closed. 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