1. Using the Phasing Effect
1.1: The easiest way is to use the Animated Phasing Effect in Lumion 11 and newer versions.
Lumion 12:
Lumion 11:
This Effect includes dedicated animation presets for demonstrating the construction process:
2. Using the Layer Visibility Effect
2.1: Import the various building components (slabs, columns, roof, walls, windows etc) as separate objects in Lumion.
2.2: Then use the Align function to make sure they all share the same position. Click on the link below to see how:
- Knowledge Base: How do you move one model to the position of another model?
2.3: Move the various building components to separate Layers. Click on the link below to see how:
- Knowledge Base: How do Layers work?
2.4: Use the Layer Visibility Effect to cycle through the phases of the construction process. Click on the link below to see how:
- Knowledge Base: How do Layers work?
Lumion 12:
Lumion 11:
3. Using the Move and Advanced Move effects
3.1: Import the various building components (slabs, columns, roof, walls, windows etc) as separate objects in Lumion.
3.2: Use the Align function to make sure they all share the same position. Click on the link below to see how:
- Knowledge Base: How do you move one model to the position of another model?
3.3: Then use the Move and Advanced Move Effects to animate the phases of the construction process, either in individual Clips or with Entire Movie selected.
Lumion 12:
Lumion 11:
3.4: A particularly effective method is to animate the Clip Plane in the Advanced Move Effect:
Lumion 12:
In Lumion 12 or newer you can now have up to three (3) Clip Planes in a Project.
Lumion 11:
4. Animating the construction process in a 3rd party application
4.1: Use construction animation plug-ins and/or MAXScripts in 3ds Max to animate the individual components of the building (slabs, columns, roof, walls, windows, etc).
4.2: Export the scene to Lumion as an animated model. Click on the link below for more details:
- Knowledge Base: How do you import animated objects in Lumion?