New 'Fine Detail Shadows' function in the 'Shadow' effect that will add micro-shadows to objects, for example to grass and leaves.This function only works when the 'Shadow type' is set to 'Normal'. New 'Soft Shadows' function in the 'Shadow' effect that will blur shadows, the farther away from the shadow-casting objects they are.It is not possible to include the result of the 'Sky Light' effect in the Preview screen. The shadows are only added in areas that the sky is visible from. New 'Sky Light' effect on the 'World' tab which will simulate soft, ambient shadows from the sky.
Please read the forum post above to see how to open projects from older versions of Lumion.Please note that scenes and models saved in 8.0 are not backwards compatible with earlier versions.Knowledge Base Article: Is there an educational or student version of Lumion? Knowledge Base Article: Is there a Trial version of Lumion? If you need to use the Lumion Viewer for presenting your projects, please continue to use Lumion 7.3 Pro and Lumion 7.3 Viewer. Please click on the ' Notify' button near the top of this thread if you would like to receive an email when this happens.
We will update this thread when Lumion 8.0 Viewer is released. 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. Then load the LS scene file in Lumion 8.0.
Do not install Lumion 8.0 in the same folder as an older version of Lumion.ġ) 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 8.0.Ģ) 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').ģ) To open a scene from an older version of Lumion, you will have to save the scene as an LS file via the Save Scene and Models tab in the older version of Lumion.Do not uninstall older existing Lumion installations until you have transferred your scenes and models (see below).It is not a patch for older versions of Lumion. Lumion 8.0 is a complete installation.Please click here and follow the instructions if you cannot find the email. The email is automatically sent to all Lumion 8 license owners. Licensed customers should have received an email with download instructions on the 6th of November.
See Video Tutorials covering all the new features: What's New in Lumion 8.
There is more information on the What's New page. Please read the release notes below to see what has changed. Please click here and follow the instructions to ensure that your PC is ready for Lumion.
Lumion requires that all Windows updates as well as the latest graphics card driver have been installed. HOW TO RESOLVE CRASHES, ERRORS AND START-UP PROBLEMS IN LUMION 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 over the coming year!
Version 8.0 also includes a lot of productivity enhancements and improvements, for example a new 'Group' function, curved 'Mass Placement' arrays and a brand new streamlined user interface in Photo and Movie mode. Lumion 8.0 Pro takes the quality of your presentations to the next level with the new Sky Light effect, Soft Shadows and Fine Detail Shadows, a new Variations effect, soft edges for materials, 734 new models (HD cars, animated 3D people, trees etc) and no fewer than 168 new materials (among others, much improved water materials). We would like to thank all of you for your support, feedback, error reports and patience since Lumion 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.3 and 7.5 were released over the past year. We are very pleased to tell you that the long-awaited version 8.0 of Lumion and Lumion Pro has been released. Dear Lumion users, The 6th of November 2017.