Lumion comes in 2 editions
Lumion Standard
Lumion Pro
Lumion is available in Standard and Professional editions. With the Lumion Professional edition, you can access the full range of content, features and effects, while Lumion Standard has a limited selection of effects and ⅓ of the entire content library.
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for the extra features you get in Lumion 12, on top of the many benefits listed below.
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Lumion is fully compatible with almost every 3D and CAD program
The idea behind Lumion is widespread compatibility to ensure that simple and fast architectural visualization is available to every architect and designer, no matter the 3D or CAD modeling software they use. Everything is designed to save you time.
With LiveSync, Lumion’s real-time rendering feature, you can create a live connection between Lumion and the major CAD programs. Even if LiveSync isn’t available for your CAD software, you should still be able to enjoy seamless import, model reimport and compatibility.
Lumion is fully compatible with and has Live Sync plug-ins for
Lumion is fully compatible with many other 3D modeling programs, such as
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Explore the top features in Lumion Pro
Volumetric spotlights
With Lumion 12 Pro, it’s easier than ever to illuminate the atmosphere of your designs and cast their most remarkable elements in their best light. The new volumetric spotlight effect lets you cast a visible beam of light throughout your scene, adding atmosphere and dimension for a beautiful, cinematic ambiance.
Surface decals
Give your visualizations a touch of character with 142 new surface decals. In just a click, you’ll transform walls and other surfaces with imperfections and wall art, including watermarks, exposed brick, moss, chalk drawings, paint markings, road markings, potholes and much more.
Animated phasing
Show the process behind your design’s development or construction through the power of animation.
Orthographic views
Embed life, color and texture into all of your technical renderings, and make lively plans, sections, elevations and more.
Volumetric fire
Cast a feeling of coziness and warmth to your interior and exterior renders with volumetric fire objects.
Rain streaks
Make raindrops soothingly glide down glass surfaces, a gripping detail that would otherwise take hours to get right.
OpenStreetMaps (and height and satellite maps)
Add real-world terrain, rivers, farmland, and more in just a click.
Full content library
Craft your vision with over 6,000 models and 1,250 materials in the library.
Styles
Choose one of 8 Styles and instantly balance light, depth and realism.
Fine Detail Nature
Enhance your renders with the most detail-rich 3D tree and plant models in the content library.
Live Sync
Create a seamless, real-time rendering connection between the leading CAD programs and Lumion.
Real Skies
It takes a single click to give your design a clear blue morning, a stormy afternoon or a sunset.
Add Lumion to your workflows
No matter the setting. No matter the design.
There’s no limit to what you can create with all the features, tools and assets in Lumion.
Displacement mapping
Show the relief and detail on surfaces with custom or built-in displacement maps.
Photo Matching
Place your 3D model in the context provided by a real-life photograph.
Sky Light
Heighten realism and atmosphere with daylight simulation technology.
Lights and shadows
Illuminate a space with light and its story will unfold from the shadows.
Customizable 3D grasses
Turn the green spaces in your renders into beautiful, lifelike landscapes.
Paint placement
Place hundreds of nature objects in your project, as if painting on a piece of paper.
Atmospheric rain and snow
Inject realism into your render with beautiful, realistic shadows.
Hand-drawn outline effect
Clearly communicate the form and shape of your building design.
Area lights and line lights
Easily create beautiful lighting arrangements that fill spaces with life.
Model and material variation
Inject realism into your render with beautiful, realistic shadows.
Foliage for materials
Turn the green spaces in your renders into beautiful, lifelike landscapes.
PureGlass®
Place hundreds of nature objects in your project, as if painting on a piece of paper.
And many others...
* Model designs on this page by Centric Bamboo and Gorilla Design, Angular Lab, Pixel-Head Studio, TEN OVER STUDIO, and Angello Marques Arquitetura e Design.