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Lumion Web site: Tips and Guides: From dawn to dusk: tips for lighting a scene in Lumion
Date: Jun 18, 2025
- Lighting the way.
- Build your model.
- Tweak the weather.
- Add artificial lighting.
- Import settings into Lumion Pro.(*)
- Work with the sun.
- Switch up the sky.
- Ray trace it.
- Choose your lighting.
- Animate it.
"Lighting is integral to every stage of design. It shapes how spaces are perceived, guiding design decisions and enhancing visual storytelling.
From testing natural light interactions in the early concept phase to adding realism and atmosphere in the final presentation, effective lighting transforms how we see and feel a design."
(*) Artificial Lights are first set using SketchUp with Lumion View. If you are not using View, Place the lights directly in Lumion, or use proxies for the lights in your CAD:
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