{"id":15718,"date":"2021-05-17T11:18:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T09:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=15718"},"modified":"2021-05-19T13:06:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:06:08","slug":"adding-geometry","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/models-tab\/adding-geometry\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Geometry"},"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-6a3053237cf3e\" 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-6a3053237cf3e\" 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\/keyshot11\/manual\/models-tab\/adding-geometry\/#How_to_Add_Geometry\" >How to Add Geometry<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/models-tab\/adding-geometry\/#Add_Geometry\" >Add Geometry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/models-tab\/adding-geometry\/#Import\" >Import<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/models-tab\/adding-geometry\/#Library_Models\" >Library Models<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>To start your work in KeyShot you first need to <em>Add Geometry<\/em> to your scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_Geometry\"><\/span>How to <em>Add Geometry<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <em>Add Geometry<\/em> to your scene in the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>By going to <em>Main Menu &gt; Edit &gt; Add Geometry<\/em><\/li><li>By <em>importing<\/em> a model or geometry<\/li><li>Through <em>Library Window &gt; Models Tab<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_Geometry\"><\/span>Add Geometry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This will open a fly-out menu where you can choose to either <em>add<\/em> <em>ground plane<\/em> or to add a geometry from the list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Add Ground Plane <\/em>adds a plane geometry on which your models are placed. Learn more about ground planes <a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/material-types\/special-material\/ground\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li><li>The list contains default geometry, which you can also find in the <em>Model Library<\/em>. You can change the geometry shown in the list, by customizing the hotkeys for each geometry. 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