Dear Lumion Users, The 5th of June 2018.
We are very pleased to let you know that version 8.5 of
Lumion and
Lumion Pro has been released.
We would like to thank all of you for your support, feedback, error reports and patience since
Lumion 8.3 was released in March 2018.
We hope this new version will save you even more time, make work easier and more fun and above all, help you deliver more projects and get new customers!
Best regards from all of us at Act-3D!
WHAT'S NEW?You asked, we listened.
Lumion 8.5 includes a brand new version of
Lumion LiveSync for ArchiCAD 21, adding to
Lumion LiveSync for Revit and
Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp.
With the new
Lumion LiveSync for ArchiCAD 21, you can immediately set up a real-time visualization of your ArchiCAD model in
Lumion:
- Real-time updates in Lumion when you change models and materials in ArchiCAD 21.
- Add Lumion materials to your LiveSync model in Lumion.
- Perspective camera synchronization between ArchiCAD 21 and Lumion.
Improved versions of
Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp and
Lumion LiveSync for Revit have also been released.
There is more information on the
What's New page. The full list of changes is available in the post below.
DOWNLOADING LUMION 8.5Lumion 8.5 is a free update for Lumion 8 users or 8.3 users. If you already have a Lumion 8 license, then you don’t need to upgrade your license. For upgrades from Lumion 7 or previous versions, visit the
'Upgrade' page.
Simply look for the ‘Getting Started with Lumion 8.5’ email in your inbox to download Lumion 8.5.
Please click on the link below if you cannot find the email:
Knowledge Base: How do you get the email with the Lumion download link?INSTALLING LUMION 8.5- If you are migrating from a version prior to version 8.x, do not uninstall that version until you have transferred your scenes and models (see below).
- Lumion 8.5 is a complete installation. It is not a patch for older versions of Lumion.
- Do not install Lumion 8.5 in the same folder as an older version of Lumion.
INSTALLING LUMION LIVESYNC FOR ARCHICAD, REVIT AND SKETCHUPLumion LiveSync for ArchiCAD 21, SketchUp 2017-2018 and Revit 2015-2019 are free for everyone with Lumion 8.5.
Please follow the instructions in this topic to install the plug-ins:
Knowledge Base: How do you install the Lumion plug-in for ArchiCAD?Knowledge Base: How do you install the Lumion plug-in for Revit?Knowledge Base: How do you install the Lumion plug-in for SketchUp?TRANSFERRING PROJECTS FROM LUMION 5, 6 & 7 TO LUMION 8.51) Please copy the
Library,
Miscellaneous and
Materials folders from
Documents\Lumion (VERSION) to
Documents\Lumion 8.0 to make it possible to use your imported models in version 8.5.
2) To keep your
Favourites from the
Imported Model Library and
Lumion Library, copy the file "settings7.ini" from
Documents\Lumion 7.0, rename it to "settings8.ini", and then place it in
Documents\Lumion 8.0 (choose 'overwrite').
3) To open a scene from Lumion 5, 6 and 7, you will have to save the scene as an LS file via the
Save Scene and Models tab in the older version of Lumion. Then load the LS scene file in Lumion 8.3.
Note that if you are using
Lumion (Standard) 5.7.2 or older and you have upgraded your license to version 8, you will be able to save an LS scene file, just like in newer versions.
LUMION VIEWERLumion 8.5 Viewer is not available. However, you can open .LS8 scenes files from
Lumion 8.5 Pro in
Lumion 8.3 Viewer. Please see our
Knowledge Base article for further details and how to get the Lumion Viewer:
Download Lumion Viewer