Lumion

Lumion is a real-time 3D rendering and visualization software designed for architects, landscape designers, urban planners, and other AEC professionals. It enables users to transform CAD and BIM models into high-quality images, videos, and 360° panoramas with minimal technical setup. The primary purpose of Lumion is to make rendering fast and intuitive, so design teams can communicate ideas clearly at every project stage, from early massing to final client presentations.

Lumion offers an extensive content library that includes vegetation, people, vehicles, furniture, lighting objects, and environmental elements, allowing users to quickly build realistic contexts around their designs. Its real-time rendering capability, via LiveSync plugins for tools like Revit, SketchUp, Archicad, and Rhino, lets users see design changes instantly reflected in the rendered scene. Features such as physically based materials, volumetric lighting, weather and climate controls, and animated phasing help produce visually compelling and technically informative outputs. The interface is designed for ease of use, reducing the learning curve compared to traditional CGI workflows.