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Beautiful Renders Within Reach

By mike | Blog, Lumion

THE BAR HAS BEEN RAISED With the latest Lumion 8 release, the quality features we've come to expect have surpassed their predecessors. It's now even easier to create realistic renderings at the push of a button and with minimal technical skill required. Lumion's strive to...

New in Lumion 8 Webinar Recap

By luke | Blog, Lumion

REVIEW Lumion 8 has proved to be the most powerful visualization software tool we've come across yet. Are you curious to see how we created all of these renderings and examples? Check out the recording of our 'New in Lumion 8' webinar below, where we...

Normal Maps in Lumion

By luke | Blog, Lumion, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

In our September Office Hours session, we took a look at a hidden side to rendering materials often known as 'Normal Maps' or 'Bump Maps'. We showcased a mini demonstration where we utilized these normal maps to create the illusion of 3D Geometry with the...

Interior Elevations

By luke | Blog, ConDoc Tools, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

In our August Office Hours session, we assembled a demo on how to create detailed interior elevations in SketchUp using ConDoc Tools. Although you may gravitate toward using the 'Section Cut' tools in SketchUp, our ConDoc Tools plugin helps to automate the most difficult tasks...

Real Projects with SketchUp

By angela | Blog, SketchUp

When we talk about SketchUp, we often associated it with architectural or interior design fields. Surprisingly, there are many other professional fields that have started using SketchUp to bring ideas to life. BACKGROUND In the fall of 2016, we had the privilege of helping a...

Curtains Are a Breeze

By mike | Blog, Lumion, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

In our June Office Hours session, we ran through a demo on how to create custom wavy curtains in SketchUp and Lumion. While it's super easy to search for detail objects like curtains in the 3D Warehouse and FormFonts, we often don't realize how easy...

Estimator for SketchUp

By luke | Blog, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

In last month's Office Hours Session, we featured guest John Brock from Estimator. He and Mike walked us through the plugin using a real 3D model of a bathroom renovation project. Estimator gives you the ability to assign real-time cost by component, layer, or even...

Subtle Lighting in Lumion

By luke | Blog, Lumion, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

Last month, we took a look at how to create dramatic renderings with subtle lighting in Lumion. We often feel inclined to use the largest and most powerful lights in our renderings, and we fail to forget how subtle lighting can enhance a room with the same...

Move Tool and SketchUp for Professionals

By luke | Blog, ConDoc Tools, Lumion, Office Hours Session, SketchUp

If you were unable to join our Office Hours webinar last month, we uncovered the mysteries of the Move Tool. We looked at many of the shortcuts and tricks to utilize all functions of the Move Tool to aid in faster modeling techniques. We also looked...

Capturing Lumion Interiors Webinar Recap

By luke | Blog, Lumion

REVIEW While we often use Lumion for exterior renderings, there are many excellent ways to create interior renderings. In our live webinar, we looked at lighting and effects, and we took an in-depth look to understand the properties of each type of light in Lumion. Mike walked...