Soften hard edges (Pro only) - Soften the corners of adjacent faces for a look that better represents the real qualities of physical homes and buildings.Apply to photorealistic, sketch or artistic effects to draw a focus to your building’s general shape and form. “Hand-drawn” outlines (Pro only) - Clearly communicate the form of your design.Just a few of these new features include: Lumion 8 also presents a wide variety of new image quality features to help you capture your designs in the best possible light. Your Architectural Vision in the Best Possible Light
Soft shadows and Sky Light come together to enhance the scene’s depth and realism. In this Lumion 8 render, you can see how the fine detail shadows, (as part of the Shadow effect) impacts the look and feel of rendered grass. Notice how the shadows on the floor andĬeiling dissolve into the light, exposing depth and realism.Īdditionally, the hundreds of fine detail shadows are enriched and a realistic sense of depth permeates the image.Ībove: these two images show a comparison of how the fine detail shadow feature Instantly, the shadows become softer, the penumbras grow.Ĭommunity center interior. In Lumion 8, you can inject realism into your render by turning on the Soft Shadows and the Fine Detail Shadows as part of the Shadow effect. Simulating realistic shadows was one of the most difficult parts of the rendering process, until now.
Render inspired by “The Antheneum,” by American architect Richard Meier. Watch as the foliage and trees become photorealistic, and discover as people, buildings and landscapes suddenly look like they belong where they are. When used in combination with the Soft Shadow and Fine Detail Shadows (found as part of the Shadow effect), the Sky Light strengthens the real-life interplay of these elements.
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The new Sky Light effect is an advanced, daylight simulator for softening and dispersing your scene’s environmental lighting.īy turning it on, the sky itself suddenly becomes a remarkably accurate light source, and its effect is both striking as well as surprisingly comfortable. Render of a living room demonstrating the Sky Light effect on interiors. This is because Sky Light is the one technology developed for Lumion 8 that heightens your image’s sense of environment, realism and depth. Think you’re ready to render? If you haven’t turned on the Sky Light effect, then…well…no, maybe not. Rendered with only the Interior Style applied.įollow the blog in the coming weeks for more information, tutorials and images showing the new Styles effect. Within seconds, watch as your design transforms into a thing of beauty, something you can render right away or personalize in minutes. Rendered without adding or modifying any other effects. In an instant, your design becomes a stunning image with a backbone of balanced light, depth and realism.Ībove: After dressing up this 3D model, we added the Overcast Style and then Once you dress up your 3D model with Lumion materials and objects, just click the Styles button and select one of eight styles. The Styles button is the power of Lumion 8 brought together. You can find more information about these technologies below. We also wanted to make sure that beautiful renders were accessible to every architect with the three core technologies of this release, including:
And a lot has changed since then.įarnsworth House, rendered in Lumion 8 with the highest quality enabled in 22 seconds.Īfter years of building cutting-edge rendering technologies, Lumion 8 presents a great leap forward into photorealism. In this post, we’ll explore some of the new features with descriptions about how you can start applying them to your CAD designs.Įver since Lumion 1.0 was released in 2010, our goal has been to help architects and designers make beautiful renders, quickly and easily. From communicating your project to a client to making a last-minute design change, Lumion 8 cranks up the engine for stress-free rendering with results sure to make you smile.
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