Using the Lumion View for SketchUp (Mac): Toolbar

 

Menu:

1. The Lumion View Toolbar.

2. Using the Lumion View Toolbar

3. Start/Display the Lumion View Editor window with the model.

4. The Lights Editor.

5. The Materials Editor.

 

In Lumion View there are two work areas:

• Lumion View Toolbar.
• Lumion View Editor window.  See Knowledge Base: Working in the Lumion View for SketchUp Editor (Mac)

(some screenshots show Windows interface)

 

1. The Lumion View Toolbar:

• The Lumion View toolbar is part of the SketchUp Extension: LiveSync for SketchUp 2025.
• It has a separate Toolbar from LiveSync.
• You work with the Toolbar in SketchUp.  (compared to the Lumion View Editor which has its own window)

 

2. Using the Lumion View Toolbar:

• Start and Stop the Lumion View window.
• Adding and editing Lights.
• Setting Material properties.

 

3. Start/Display the Lumion View Editor window with the model

and Stop/Close the window: 

• Start/Stop the Lumion View Editor window as you need.
• As a flexible window, size and position where you need, full screen size, including on a dual monitor.

 

4. The Lights Editor:

Use the Lights Editor to add artificial Light Sources for Day or Night ambience:

• Manage the artificial lights for your visualization.  Direct (sun light is done as a Scene requirement in the Lumion View Editor window).
• The four main types of artificial light are supported.
• Add a light to the SketchUp model.
• Set the properties for the type of light you have added.
• Change the properties at any time in the Toolbar.  
• These are special Lumion View Objects/components added into the SketchUp model.
• They are saved in your SketchUp model, so make sure to save your model if you need these included.
• You will see the changes in real time in the Lumion View Editor window.

 

5. The Materials Editor:

Use the Materials Editor to affect the look of your model:

• Supports three core PBR (Physically Based Rendering) material Types:
  • Standard.
  • Glass.
  • Water.
• The interface provides for additional properties, depending on the type of material. 
• Important: Otherwise, Lumion View uses the properties of a Material from SketchUp.
• As with Lights, these additional Material Properties are saved in your SketchUp model file.