1. Lumion 8 and newer

Lumion 7.5 and older: Please see section 2 below.

1 Star quality: Draft quality

Sky, sun and clouds will remain static. Rendering with a Sun Effect or a Sun Study Effect requires 2 Star quality (or better) to animate the sun position. The following features and Effect will be rendered at draft quality:

• Anti-aliasing.
• Shadows.
• Depth of Field Effect.
• Motion Blur Effect.
• Global Illumination.
• Hyperlight Effect.
• Sky Light 2 Effect.
• Volume Clouds Effect.
• Leaves on trees/plants.
• Semi-transparent materials.

2 Star quality: Good quality

The following features and Effect will be rendered at draft quality:

• Anti-aliasing.
• Shadows.
• Depth of Field Effect.
• Motion Blur Effect.
• Global Illumination.
• Hyperlight Effect.
• Sky Light 2 Effect.
• Volume Clouds Effect.
• Leaves on trees/plants.
• Semi-transparent materials.

3 Star quality: Production quality with 4 sub-samples

The following features and Effects will be rendered with 4 sub-samples per frame:

• Anti-aliasing.
• Shadows.
• Depth of Field Effect.
• Motion Blur Effect.
• Global Illumination.
• Hyperlight Effect.
• Sky Light 2 Effect.
• Volume Clouds Effect.
• Leaves on trees/plants.
• Semi-transparent materials.

4 Star quality: Production quality with 8 sub-samples

The following features and Effects will be rendered with 8 sub-samples per frame:

• Anti-aliasing.
• Shadows.
• Depth of Field Effect.
• Motion Blur Effect.
• Global Illumination.
• Hyperlight Effect.
• Sky Light 2 Effect.
• Volume Clouds Effect.
• Leaves on trees/plants.
• Semi-transparent materials.

5 Star quality: Production quality with 16 sub-samples

The following features and Effects will be rendered with 16 sub-samples per frame:

• Anti-aliasing.
• Shadows.
• Depth of Field Effect.
• Motion Blur Effect.
• Global Illumination.
• Hyperlight Effect.
• Sky Light 2 Effect.
• Volume Clouds Effect.
• Leaves on trees/plants.
• Semi-transparent materials.

2. Lumion 7.5 and older

Lumion 8.0 and newer: Please see section 1 above.

The 5 star system that is described in section 1 also applies to Lumion 7.5 and older versions.

In addition, please note the following:

When rendering Movies, the clouds, moon and stars are rendered at a lower quality setting by default, regardless of the Final output quality setting.

To set the sky to the best possible render quality when rendering Movies, please add a Cloud Effect and turn on HQ Clouds in movie render (slow). Please note that this will prolong the time it takes to render your Movie.