KeyShot Plugins

KeyShot for Substance Painter Plugin

Version: 1.1

These installation notes are specific to the latest version of the KeyShot for Substance Painter plugin unless otherwise mentioned. For questions about other versions, please contact [email protected]

Specifications

The Substance Painter export settings will install an export configuration for Export Textures in Substance Painter called KeyShot 9+.

When using this export configuration, the result of the export can be imported into KeyShot with the Material Importer. This creates a Generic Material for each Substance Painter texture set. The requirements are:

• KeyShot 11 (Try | Buy)

• Substance Painter
• Windows (64-bit) or macOS (10.10 and above)

Supported Features

The KeyShot 9+ Substance Painter export configuration plugin supports these features:

• File structure which can be used with the KeyShot Material Importer for creating Generic Materials

Installation

Windows

1. After downloading, double-click the .exe file
2. Follow the prompts inside the installation wizard and click Close.

Mac

1. After downloading, double-click the .dmg file
2. Drag the “KeyShot 9+.spexp”-file to the “Substance Painter”-folder

Once installed a KeyShot 9+ Config option will appear in the Export Textures dialog in Substance Painter.

How To Use The KeyShot 9+ export configuration

In Substance Painter:

1. Create one or more texture sets
2. In the File menu select “Export Textures…”
3. Chose one of the following texture file types: jpeg, tiff, bmp, png, gif, hdr, exr, tga
4. Write the path to the location where you want the export to be placed
5. In the Config-dropdown* select KeyShot 9+
6. Push the Export button

This creates a folder with a .sp extension located at the desired export location. In the .sp folder there is a folder for each texture set, these folders have a .ts extension. In each .ts folder the required texture maps are placed.

In KeyShot:

1. In the ribbon select Tools → Material Importer → Substance Painter set (*.sp)
2. Select the exported .sp folder
3. A dialog will appear with a list of generic materials, one for each Substance Painter texture set
4. The generic materials can be dragged onto parts in the scene

Uninstall

Windows

Delete the KeyShot9+.spexp found in C:\Users\*username*\Documents\Allegorithmic\Substance Painter\shelf\export-presets

*Output Template in Substance Painter 2020 or later