1. About Lumion View:
1.1: Lumion View Is
- Directly used from within your CAD software.
- This Preview version is a release for SketchUp 2025.0 +.
- Highly focused for fast internal or client facing renders.
1.2: What Can Lumion View do
Help with the collaboration, sharing and refinement of the design process of your project.
- Knowledge Base: When should You use Lumion Live?
1.3: Lumion View Boundaries - What it does do and some of the what it does not do:
- Knowledge Base: When should You use Lumion Live?
2. Access to Lumion View (Early Access):
3. Steps to get going:
1. Install from your Lumion Account.
2. Start the Lumion View Editor.
4. Overview:
There are two work areas:
- Lumion View Toolbar.
- Lumion View Editor window.
The Lumion View Toolbar (editing in SketchUp):
- To Start and Stop the Lumion View Editor window.
- For setting Material properties or adding and editing Lights.
The Lumion View Editor Window:
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Set the look and feel of the Scene using features:
- Environment.
- Styles.
- Render.
- Manage the Editor and your access.
5. Run Lumion View - the Editor:
- Real time view of your SketchUp model with Ray trace rendering.
- SketchUp "water" materials is auto-converted to a Lumion Water, great for Ray Trace rendering.
- SketchUp "Glass: materials are auto-converted to Lumion glass with transparency/opaqueness levels and real reflections of the environment.
- You control the environment and Conceptual Style.
- Render as a high quality Ray Traced image.
Access tools from the window bar:
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View Editor
5.1: Edit the Environment settings: Sun, Sky and Background
- Set the Sun Height and Heading and Sun Brightness.
- Use a solid background for a difference in style than a sky.
For further:
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View Editor
5.2: Set the Visual Style
How do you want to communicate the feeling for your design to the client? Set one of two overall Styles:
Realistic:
Conceptual:
Include Edges as part of your style choices:
For further:
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View Editor
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion Live editor - Styles
5.3: Set your Output render options and Render
Make final output for your client as:
Realistic:
Conceptual:
Conceptual With Edges:
For further:
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View Editor
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View Editor - Output
6. Other Editor tools on the View window bar:
Account and Feedback:
Manage the Window:
- Minimize, maximize, close(Stops Lumion View)
For further:
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View Editor
7. Use the Lumion View Toolbar:
- Start and Stop the Lumion View window.
- Set Light Properties.
- Set Material Properties.
7.1: Start/Display the Lumion View window with the model and Stop/Close the window
- Start/Stop the Lumion View window as you need.
- As a flexible window, size and position where you need, full screen size, including on a dual monitor.
7.2: Use the Lights Editor to add Light Sources for Day and Night ambience
- The four main types of artificial light are supported.
- Set the properties for a light type as you add them or later on change the properties.
- These are special Lumion View Objects/components added into the SketchUp model.
See further:
- Knowledge Base: Lumion View: Using the Lumion Lights Editor
7.3: Use the Materials Editor to affect the look of your model
- Supports three core PBR (Physically Based Rendering) material Types.
- The interface provides for additional properties.
- Otherwise View uses the properties of a Material from SketchUp.
8. Getting Help and Support:
Share your best Practice and workflows:
We invite you to discuss your use of Lumion View for approaches to Best Practice for your design workflows:
- Lumion Community: Discuss all things Lumion with other users
(please make sure to include the Prefix for Lumion View)
To showcase your designs and Lumion View renders:
- Lumion Community: Showcase your Lumion renderings & movies
(please make sure to include the Prefix for Lumion View)
Technical Support for any issues and questions please use this channel:
- Knowledge Base: Contact Lumion Technical Support for Lumion View
Your direct links to Articles and Guides on Lumion View for SketchUp
Introduction/Overview:
- Knowledge Base: Getting Started with Lumion View: an Introduction
- Knowledge Base: Lumion View: Your View Journey begins here
- Knowledge Base: When should you use Lumion View?
Getting Started:
- Knowledge Base: How do you get access to Lumion View?
- Knowledge Base: Lumion View: System Requirements
- Knowledge Base: Lumion View: Installation guide: SketchUp
- Knowledge Base: Lumion View Account and License Management
The Lumion View Editor:
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View Editor
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View editor - Environment: Sun, Sky and Background
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View Editor - Styles
- Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View Editor - Output
- Knowledge Base: Camera, Keyboard and Mouse actions in Lumion View
Lumion View Toolbar Editors:
- Knowledge Base: Using the Lumion View toolbar
- Knowledge Base: Lumion View Toolbar: Using the Lights Editor
FAQ and Other Support:
- Knowledge Base: Lumion View: FAQ
Video Tutorials:
- Video Tutorial: Lumion View Tutorial 1: Getting Started with Lumion View
- Video Tutorial: Lumion View Tutorial 2: How to Install Lumion View for SketchUp
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