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- Lumion 10.3.2 Pro Student is now available
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- Lumion 10.3.2: Everything you need to know
- Lumion 10.3.2: Release notes
- We have upgraded the forum!
- Lumion 10.0.2: Everything you need to know
Sales Questions
- How do you buy a Lumion License Key?
- Who do you contact about your order or the payment process?
- Do you have to pay sales tax?
- How do you buy additional Seats?
- How can you get a Student License Key?
- Are Lumion updates free?
New User Questions
System Requirements Questions
- What kind of computer does Lumion 10 need?
- Which graphics card do you need for Lumion 10?
- Which power supply do you need?
- Which laptop PCs do you recommend?
- Which version of Windows do you recommend?
- Can you install Lumion on a Mac?
Download & Installation Questions
- How do you get the email with the Lumion download link?
- Why is the Download Manager not working?
- How do you resolve start-up problems?
- How do you resolve installation problems?
- How do you resolve an 'Access is denied' error when trying to download the Lumion Download Manager?
- How do you install the latest system software required to run Lumion?
License Questions
- How do you release a Lumion License Key?
- How do you upgrade your License Key?
- Can you merge License Keys?
- How does the license system work?
- Is it possible to upgrade from Lumion to Lumion Pro?
- Can you open and render a Lumion Pro Project in Lumion - and vice versa?
Troubleshooting
- How do you provide an installation log file from the Windows Event Viewer?
- What do you do if Lumion does not respond to mouse-clicks?
- How do you resolve a 'GPU device instance has been suspended' error?
- Why is the camera moving randomly or frozen?
- Why are Photos or Movies not being saved?
- Why are models missing when you open an example Project in Lumion 10 or older?
Known Issues
- The camera pauses at every keyframe in Lumion 10.3 [Mar 17 2020]
- The map window in the OpenStreetMap function does not show the map in Lumion 8.5 and older versions [Jan 6 2020]
- Lumion does not respond to mouse-clicks and the camera can't be moved, e.g. after opening a file [Oct 24 2019]
- Lumion crashes when you select a file in an Open File dialog window on some Dell PCs [June 20 2019]
Import & Export Questions
- Where can you download Lumion plug-ins for your CAD software?
- How do you import a model from your CAD software?
- Model import guidelines for SketchUp
- Model import guidelines for Revit and Revit LT
- Model import guidelines for ArchiCAD
- Model import guidelines for Autodesk AutoCAD
General Questions
- Why does Lumion need access to your computer's Documents folder?
- How do you resolve anti-virus and firewall problems?
- How do you add an exclusion for Lumion in Windows Defender and Windows Firewall?
- Is there a list of all the keyboard shortcuts in Lumion 10?
- Is there a list of all the keyboard shortcuts in Lumion 9?
- How do you resolve pop-up error messages while editing or rendering a Project?
Build Mode Questions
- Why are Spotlights not casting shadows?
- Why is your model far away from where you place it?
- How do you remove the Lumion Terrain from a swimming pool?
- How do you make a model blend in with the Lumion Landscape?
- Why are trees and plants invisible or not looking detailed enough?
- Why does the light from Omni Lights, Fill Lights and Area Lights pass through models?
Movie & Photo Mode Questions
- How do you animate a door?
- How do you animate the sun?
- How do you create a walkthrough video at eye level?
- How do you animate the construction process of a building?
- Why is your model being clipped in front of the camera?
- How do you render a Photo with portrait proportions?
Material Questions
- How do you copy, paste, save and load materials in Lumion 10.0 and newer versions?
- How do you prevent Foliage leaves from being too far apart on your model?
- How do Normal Maps work in Lumion?
- How do you copy, paste, save and load materials in Lumion 9.0-9.5?
- How do you copy, paste, save and load materials in Lumion 8.5 and older versions?
- Why has my material got a red tint?
Rendering Questions
- How do you add custom background images?
- How do you make Lumion render faster?
- How do you replace the sky with a photo?
- Why are shadows from cars and people not moving in your Movies?
- How do you make an underwater look?
- Why are Movies sometimes darker than Photos?
Panorama Mode Questions
- What do the render settings mean in Panorama Mode?
- How do you embed a MyLumion Panorama image on your own website?
- How do you embed a monoscopic Panorama image on Facebook?
- How can I view a MyLumion Panorama without an internet connection?
- Why is the MyLumion project you uploaded not loading?
- Why does the upload to MyLumion never finish?
File & Back-Up Questions
- How do you transfer your Lumion settings and files to a different PC?
- How do you migrate to a newer version of Lumion?
- How do you load a Lumion Project on a different PC?
- Why can't you open a Project from the Lumion Trial version in other versions of Lumion?
- Why can't you open a Project from the Lumion Pro Student version in other versions of Lumion?
- Why does Lumion crash or display an error when you load, save or overwrite .LS Project files?