3. Supercharge SketchUp with one plug-in!

The Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp plug-in allows you to model your SketchUp design in a beautiful environment that’s so realistic, it’s like you’re pushing and pulling real-life buildings into shape.

You will need Lumion 8.3 (or above) and SketchUp 2017 (or above).

Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp
Immediately set up a live, real-time visualization between SketchUp and Lumion. Change the SketchUp model’s shape and you’ll see these changes taking place, in real-time, in Lumion’s breathtaking, lifelike environment.

As you continue modeling in SketchUp, you can simultaneously view your project in Lumion surrounded by an immersive, fully featured landscape (mountains, water, grass). Beautiful materials make the design 'pop', while photo-realistic lighting suddenly heightens your sense of environment, realism and depth.

Real-time materials synchronization
Instantly breathe life into your synced SketchUp model by applying any of Lumion’s 1000+ high-definition materials in the Lumion editor. As you continue to develop the design, you can tweak the materials exactly to your liking and then save your material layouts for future rendering.

Live point-of-view synchronization
LiveSync now enables live point-of-view synchronization. Turn it on and immediately adopt the SketchUp camera perspective, making your work easier, faster and more enjoyable.

Automatic model imports
When establishing the LiveSync connection, Lumion will automatically import your SketchUp model. Continue working on and modifying your project even after you turn off LiveSync, and easily save the file as an .LS for future rendering or development.