
And did I mention you can accomplish this rendering in minutes, not hours? In their own words, “After a year of hard work, we’re very proud of all the new features and updates,” says Ferry Marcellis, Chief Executive Officer at Lumion, “And we hope our customers are as happy as we are This latest release keeps with that tradition and focuses on the ability to showcase your 3D models within realistic, living environments. You can literally create real-life environments and visualize CAD models in a video within seconds. Lumion architectural visualization software is known for its ability to help architects win business, create beautiful renders, and because it is is the world’s fastest 3D rendering software for architects. This blog will explore the new features of this release, but please keep in mind many of these features are only available in the Lumion Pro version.

Create living environments that showcase the true beauty of your designs within seconds. This release focuses on the ability to relay the true feeling of your designs. This new version of the powerful 3D rendering software keeps with the tradition of ACT-3D to provide fast, stress-free rendering with impressive results. Read a full list of features in Lumion 4.We are pleased to announce that Lumion 9 is now available at Studica. Act-3D’s site currently only lists the planned upgrade prices, but the standard version of the software currently costs €1,499 (around $2,030), and the Pro edition €2,999 ($4,060).

The software is going 64-bit only, so you’ll need a 64-bit version of Windows – although you’d probably have needed one anyway for all but the simplest of scenes. There is also a new toolset for adding basic titles and transitions to presentations without the need for a separate editing package and support for direct import of SketchUp SKP files. The rendering engine gets support for motion blur and physical camera effects, including lens flares along with Sun Study – a physical sun system. New features this time round include support for animated grass and falling leaves and improvements to the look of fountains and oceans. Act-3D has unveiled Lumion 4.0, the forthcoming update to the real-time architectural visualisation tool.
