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Lumion 2023: Update to 23.4.0 - Release Notes

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Dimitris S
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November 21, 2023

Lumion 2023.4 is a content update that brings new bathroom equipment, materials, and objects to the Lumion Library.

Important: To install the changes, Lumion 2023 needs to be updated. Please follow the instructions in the Lumion pop-up window and see the article below for additional information: 

For background information, also consult:

 

1. New Content in the Library:

Dive into an enhanced experience with Lumion's latest update that introduces a comprehensive suite of library items for a simpler workflow when designing bathroom spaces.

A total of 187 Library Objects have been added in Lumion 2023.4.

Filter: New content can be filtered by using L23.4 in the Search bar.

 

1.1: New Objects*

Objects: 187
  • Equipment: 104
  • Decoration: 83

*65 Objects are made available in Lumion Standard.

 

1.2: New Materials

Materials: 15
  • Glass: 6
  • Stone: 5
  • Metal: 2
  • Assorted: 2

A detailed breakdown of the Objects and Materials is published on the Lumion Website:

 

2. Improvements:

Build Mode -> Objects

2.1: Save/Load Decals from disk:

Custom Decals can now be saved and loaded to/from disk:

Output Modes

2.2: Movie Mode - Timeline:

The Left and Right arrow keys can now be used to navigate between frames while the mouse is hovering over the Timeline and holding the CTRL key.

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3. Resolved issues and other improvements:

3.1: Build Mode

3.1.1: Object Library

  • Cars -> License Plates:  Custom License Plates now keep their settings when clicking the 'Custom' thumbnail.
  • Lights  -> OmniLights: The default values for the Rotation Sliders are now set to 0.
  • Color Picker: RAL 9023 is now listed.

3.1.2: Move Mode

  • The Rotation and Scale sliders have been improved.

3.1.3: Landscape Mode

  • Paint -> Side Rock: is now working as expected on all axes.

3.1.4: Weather Mode

  • Wind: The sliders are updated correctly when loading or opening a new Project file.

 

3.2: Material Mode

  • Glass: Surfaces with the same name now update as expected when changing the  Glass Material settings.
  • Saved Materials: Loaded Materials from disk are now stored in the .LSF Project file.
  • Video Textures: now remain stored in the Lumion Documents folder after being applied as a texture.

 

3.3: Photo/Movie/Panorama Mode

  • HD Preview: now stops updating when changing the  Photo Set.
  • Camera Path -> Follow Object: The Gizmo behavior is now working as expected when in Free Cam mode.
  • Camera Path -> Follow Object: The Gizmo arrows now work as expected.
  • Import Camera Path: The name and location of the original file that contains the loading Camera Path are now displayed.

 

3.4: Effects

  • Ray Tracing Effect: Ray Traced Reflections are now displayed correctly when the Texture and Displacement Maps have different Aspect Ratios.
  • Sun Effect: The Sun Disk slider no longer snaps at 550%.
  • Move Effect and Advanced Move Effect: The sliders for Rotation and Scale have been updated.
  • Advanced Move Effect: The error "Invalid mesh passed to RenderBakedModel" has been resolved and no longer occurs after deleting an Objects' only KeyFrame.
  • Advanced Move Effect: The Previous/Add/Next KeyFrame buttons are now available only when an Object is selected.
  • Advanced Move Effect: The Type-in for the Z-axis now works as expected.
  • Animated Phasing Effect: now displays the number of selected Objects.
  • Sky and Clouds Effect: The Overall Brightness slider has been renamed to Background Brightness.
  • Photo Matching Effect: Using Supersampling when rendering at Print / Poster Resolution no longer causes alignment issues.
  • Color Correction Effect: The value of the Exposure Effect from older versions of Lumion is now loaded within the Color Correction and the Exposure Effect is no longer displayed in the Effect Stack.
  • Color Correction Effect: will now display the correct slider values when opening a Project saved in Lumion 23.3.0 or older.
  • Orthographic View Effect: The Preview no longer updates when moving the Camera.
  • Title Effect: Copying/Pasting text now works as expected.

 

3.5: LiveSync and Importing

  • LiveSync: Copying a model when LiveSync is active no longer causes culling issues with the camera.
  • LiveSync: The LiveSync panel is now visible in Theatre Mode.
  • Import edges/lines: The color of the Edges/Lines now keeps the color settings from the modeling software when importing.
  • Add Variation: now allows for duplicating a model.

 

4. General:

4.1: User Interface

  • File Explorer: now keeps the last accessed location instead of defaulting to the Desktop when importing a file.

4.2: Miscellaneous

  • Ray Tracing Effect: The graphics card (GPU) usage has been decreased when canceling a Preview render.
  • Tutorials: Various fixes for completing and skipping Built-in Tutorials.

 

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