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Lumion Workflow Series 02: Office Night Render

By mike | Blog, Lumion

OFFICE NIGHT RENDER The second feature in our Lumion Workflow series is creating an office night render. This scenario is tricky for a number of reasons, and dark lighting conditions are among the most challenging to work with when creating a convincing visualization piece. Luckily...

Lumion Workflow Series 01: SEASONAL DAYTIME RENDER

By luke | Blog, Lumion, SketchUp

LEARN LUMION THE RIGHT WAY Lumion is fast, easy, and beautiful, but even more so when you have a clear path to success. You need a repeatable process that nets predictable results. I am describing workflow. The Lumion Workflow Tutorial Series is designed to get...

Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp Recap

By luke | Blog, Lumion, SketchUp

NEW IN VERSION 8.3 With each new release of Lumion, we find more ways to establish an incredibly efficient workflow. Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp Pro, is one new feature in Lumion 8.3 that has the potential to change the standards for the rendering market. We...

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...

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...

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...