



Users of the Pro edition get a new volumetric spotlight effect, making it possible to mimic cones and beams of light from real-world light sources, as shown in the image above. Pro edition only: new volumetric spotlight effect and surface decal system Pipeline changes include a new live link plugin to FormIt, Autodesk’s architectural sketching software. There is also a new licence plates system, making it possible to add readymade plates matching 10 different countries and all 50 contiguous US states to 3D cars within a scene. Notable changes include the option to set colour temperatures for spotlights, omni lights and area/line lights in Kelvin and a new Character Billboard object type for adding cutout 2D people to a scene. New in Lumion 12.0 standard: workflow improvements, plus new car licence plate systemįor users of the standard edition, the bulk of the Lumion 12.0 changelog is workflow improvements, with a fairly extensive list of changes to scene building, particularly when working with library assets and materials. They can then edit materials inside Lumion, set up lighting and weather effects, dress the scene using readymade models from the accompanying asset library, and create simple camera animations.

Users import building models from other software, either in standard 3D file formats like FBX, OBJ, SKP and MAX, or via built-in live links to major CAD applications. The software is intended to provide architects with little background in visualisation with a more straightforward way to create realistic stills and animations than conventional DCC apps. Users of the standard edition get the option to set the colour temperatures of lights in Kelvin, and a new system for displaying international licence plates on 3D cars within a scene.Īn easy-to-use near-real-time tool for architectural visualisation workįirst released in 2010, and now one of the three most widely used renderers for arch viz work, Lumion creates renders of architectural scenes in near real time. Act-3D has released Lumion 12.0, the latest version of its real-time architectural visualisation software, adding a volumetric spotlight effect and a new surface decal system to the Pro edition.
