Lumion 6.0 takes image quality to the next level
Image quality is what distinguishes a great presentation from a good one. That’s why materials, reflections, shadows and lighting have been taken to a new level in Lumion 6. These features and hundreds of other improvements have been enabled by a major overhaul of Lumion's render engine. The results are now more compelling and realistic than ever.
PureGlass
Glass is widely used in architecture and good visualizations require that it is rendered accurately. Glass rendering in Lumion Pro 6 has taken a giant leap forward. The PureGlass® technology gives you access to transparent, translucent or frosted glass that looks more compelling and realistic than ever.Speedray Reflections
Without good reflections it
is impossible to create good looking glass, water, marble, wood or
metal surfaces. Materials come to life with realistic reflections.
Speedray™ Reflections offer the opportunity to massively improve image
quality with little extra render time. In Lumion Pro 6 reflective
surfaces are automatically improved at the flick of a switch.
Hyperlight
Subtle light variations
often make the difference between a natural image and an artificial one.
In real life the color of materials is the result of the complex way
light bounces between surfaces. Hyperlight® 2 calculates the light on
surfaces eight times more accurately compared with Hyperlight®, a new
technology first introduced in Lumion Pro 5. In Lumion Pro 6, additional
light is scattered over long distances and extra detail is visible at
short distances.
OmniShadow
Good shadows are an
essential requirement for good looking images. Important visual cues
about geometry and structure are lost without it. Leave out this type of
shadow and objects will look like they are not really part of the
scene. The new OmniShadow™ technology enhances small details and makes
models feel more solid, through better looking shadows. They provide you
with the feeling that an object is grounded and looks in place in the
scene. Lumion 6 now features OmniShadow™ for improved results in both
small and large scale scenes.
Materials : Improved Materials Surfaces
Materials are a fundamental
part of any architectural design. In Lumion 6, physically based
modeling of materials now more accurately simulates the natural
roughness present on surfaces. As a result, reflections and the general
appearance of surfaces look more realistic. This is especially
noticeable on cloth materials, rubber, wood, characters, landscape and
floor surfaces.
Wet Asphalt
Wet-looking asphalt is a
subtle effect which has a subconscious impact on the onlooker and which
can convey an additional sense of both realism and artistry. For
example, parking lots or large open areas can be transformed if they
look a little wet, as though it has just stopped raining. In Lumion 6,
the addition of a new wet asphalt material makes it incredibly simple to
inject this sense of artistic realism into your scene.
Faster rendering
Render time is crucially
important in the visualization workflow. Due to detailed improvements in
the rendering engine, Lumion 6 renders even faster than Lumion 5. Tests
have delivered render time reductions up to 11%. This is quite
staggering, considering that Lumion was already the fastest
architectural rendering option available anywhere.