think how unreal engine wasn’t so trivial for us to implement) platform at the time, and Lumion might have been an attempt at showing what is possible with it. It was their flagship (and complicated to use.

To my understanding, Act-3D developed Lumion on Quest3D. Lumion does offer fast rendering for architects, interior designers, landscapers and more. It brings the benefits of the computer gaming world into the architectural visualization and design world that always demands faster turnaround. Lumion is a GPU based rendering & visualization software designed for architects with minimal technical skills in 3d visualization, allowing them to produce still images but mostly animations showcasing their designs. If, for some inexplicable reason, you hear about Lumion for the first time… here’s a short brief. Currently, I’m teaching Lumion in Israel.Īll the above goes to show that I’m very familiar with Lumion from day one, and I always had a critical approach about it alongside the many things I like about it. Lumion (Act-3D B.V.) was also the sponsor of “The Museum” and “CABINS” challenges, for which I used Lumion to create the concept art. But, as I mentioned earlier here, photorealism is indeed something you can aim for now. Photorealism wasn’t the main focus in these projects. It might have been too soon for my local market, but I kept using it and versions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and now 8 all this time for design followup work, delivering stills and animation to help clients convey their designs to clients, donors and city officials. I presented it at SOA Academy Day #2 and for a short time I was also the reseller of Lumion in Israel via Polytown Media LTD.

I fell in love with Lumion since version 1 was released. Finding out what it can and can’t do with version 8.5, which is the latest one.

Lumion’s Approach to Stills & Animation Production.īefore I continue, I’ll put here a full disclosure and set aside any notion I write this with any other reason than diving deep into what Lumion has to offer us 3d artists doing architectural visualization for a living.

What is Lumion and what GPU based rendering is.

Lumion 4 tips to make more realistic