{"id":5471,"date":"2020-07-15T09:51:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T09:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bssrdf.com\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=5471"},"modified":"2022-02-10T10:45:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T09:45:59","slug":"custom-lighting-presets","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/lighting\/custom-lighting-presets\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Lighting Presets"},"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-6a30d16bbb036\" 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-6a30d16bbb036\" 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\/lighting\/custom-lighting-presets\/#Environment_Lighting\" >Environment Lighting<\/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\/keyshot11\/manual\/lighting\/custom-lighting-presets\/#General_Lighting\" >General Lighting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/lighting\/custom-lighting-presets\/#Rendering_Techniques\" >Rendering Techniques<\/a><\/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\/keyshot11\/manual\/lighting\/custom-lighting-presets\/#Save_Custom_Preset\" >Save Custom Preset<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>In the&nbsp;<em>Lighting<\/em>&nbsp;tab of the&nbsp;<em>Project Panel&nbsp;<\/em>you find the Lighting settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CustomLightingPresets-EnvironmentLighting\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Environment_Lighting\"><\/span>Environment Lighting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shadow Quality<\/strong><br>The slider determines the quality of shadows, in the sense of how high priority the rendering of shadows in the scene is when rendering with&nbsp;<em>Maximum Samples<\/em>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<em>Maximum Time<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ground Illumination<\/strong><br>When&nbsp;<em>Ground Illuminations<\/em>&nbsp;are on, the rays bounced of the ground will produce indirect lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Self Shadows<\/strong><br>When&nbsp;<em>Self Shadows<\/em>&nbsp;are on, the objects in the scene will cast shadows on themselves, otherwise the objects will only cast shadows on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CustomLightingPresets-GeneralLighting\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_Lighting\"><\/span>General Lighting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ray Bounces<\/strong><br>Ray bounces are the number of times rays of light are calculated as they bounce around a scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Illumination<\/strong><br>Toggle if you want to see indirect ray bounces between objects in the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Global Illumination Bounces<\/strong><br>When&nbsp;<em>Global illumination<\/em>&nbsp;is on,&nbsp;<em>Global Illumination Bounces<\/em>&nbsp;allow you to control the maximum number of times the light is reflected diffusely as it passes through the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column info-box gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"note\">Note<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The Global Illumination sampling for Interior Mode has been improved for KeyShot 8. This may cause scenes to be brighter than in previous versions of KeyShot.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Caustics<\/strong><br>Enable\/disable caustics in the scene. See the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/materials\/general-parameters\/refractive-index\/\">Refractive Index<\/a>&nbsp;page for more info about caustics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CustomLightingPresets-RenderingTechniques\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rendering_Techniques\"><\/span>Rendering Techniques<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rendering techniques are optimized for different scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Product mode<\/strong><br>is best for scenes where the camera &#8220;looks&#8221; at the objects from outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interior mode<\/strong><br>The interior mode is optimized for enclosed spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Smooth Global Illumination<\/strong> (CPU only)<br>This will smooth out noise from light bouncing off objects in the scene (Global illumination). In some cases it helps give you a faster sense of the global illumination in the scene. Meanwhile surfaces receiving global illumination can become splotchy when the setting is enabled. If that happens you can try to disable it, enable <a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/image\/image-styles\/\" data-type=\"manual_documentation\" data-id=\"5583\">denoising<\/a> and let it sit for a while.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the scene below, which is lit by a single Area Light at the top of the box, the ceiling surface is illuminated by global illumination only. Light from the Area Light diffusely reflects from the geometry in the box and is bounced back onto the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images\"><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__comparison-wrapper wp-block-nelio-compare-images__comparison-wrapper--horizontally\" data-position=\"50\" data-direction=\"horizontal\"><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__before-image wp-block-nelio-compare-images__before-image--horizontal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"wp-image-10146\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_20201113.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_20201113.png 1200w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_20201113-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_20201113-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_20201113-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_20201113-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_20201113-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__after-image wp-block-nelio-compare-images__after-image--horizontal\" style=\"width:50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"wp-image-10148\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_20201113.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_20201113.png 1200w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_20201113-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_20201113-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_20201113-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_20201113-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_20201113-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__divider wp-block-nelio-compare-images__divider--vertical\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__handler wp-block-nelio-compare-images__handler--vertical\"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__caption\">Smooth Global Illumination enabled on the left, disabled on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A cropped rendering of the top left corner more clearly shows the effect of Smooth Global Illumination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images\"><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__comparison-wrapper wp-block-nelio-compare-images__comparison-wrapper--horizontally\" data-position=\"50\" data-direction=\"horizontal\"><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__before-image wp-block-nelio-compare-images__before-image--horizontal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-image-10151\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_Crop_20201113.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_Crop_20201113.png 800w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_Crop_20201113-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_Crop_20201113-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_Crop_20201113-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationON_Crop_20201113-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__after-image wp-block-nelio-compare-images__after-image--horizontal\" style=\"width:50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-image-10153\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113.png 800w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__divider wp-block-nelio-compare-images__divider--vertical\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__handler wp-block-nelio-compare-images__handler--vertical\"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__caption\">Smooth Global Illumination enabled on the left, disabled on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When Smooth Global Illumination is disabled, you can enable <a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/image\/image-styles\/\">denoising<\/a> to get rid of the noise in the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images\"><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__comparison-wrapper wp-block-nelio-compare-images__comparison-wrapper--horizontally\" data-position=\"50\" data-direction=\"horizontal\"><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__before-image wp-block-nelio-compare-images__before-image--horizontal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-image-10153\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113.png 800w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Crop_20201113-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__after-image wp-block-nelio-compare-images__after-image--horizontal\" style=\"width:50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-image-10155\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Denoised_Crop_20201113.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Denoised_Crop_20201113.png 800w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Denoised_Crop_20201113-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Denoised_Crop_20201113-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Denoised_Crop_20201113-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/InteriorMode_SmoothGlobalIlluminationOFF_Denoised_Crop_20201113-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__divider wp-block-nelio-compare-images__divider--vertical\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__handler wp-block-nelio-compare-images__handler--vertical\"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-block-nelio-compare-images__caption\">Smooth Global Illumination disabled. Denoising disabled on the left, enabled on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column info-box gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"note\">Note<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Interior Mode uses a different and more intelligent approach to samples than the one Product mode uses. The improved approach means that customization of&nbsp;<em>Material Samples<\/em>&nbsp;only has effect in Product Mode as it is not necessary in Interior Mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can set material samples under the&nbsp;<em>Roughness<\/em>&nbsp;parameter in most materials and under&nbsp;<em>Advanced<\/em>&nbsp;in following material types;&nbsp;<em>Translucent&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>Area Lights<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CustomLightingPresets-SaveCustomPreset\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Save_Custom_Preset\"><\/span>Save Custom Preset<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you have customized the settings you can save them as your own preset by clicking the&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"wp-image-3229\" style=\"width: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/add_icon.png\" alt=\"\">&nbsp;icon next to the custom preset drop-down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29916,"featured_media":0,"parent":5469,"menu_order":1,"template":"","manualdocumentationcategory":[13],"manual_doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5471","manual_documentation","type-manual_documentation","status-publish","hentry","manualdocumentationcategory-keyshot"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Custom Lighting Presets - KeyShot 11 Manual<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/lighting\/custom-lighting-presets\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Custom Lighting Presets - KeyShot 11 Manual\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the&nbsp;Lighting&nbsp;tab of the&nbsp;Project Panel&nbsp;you find the Lighting settings. 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