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Lumion 3D Cookbook

Lumion 3D Cookbook

By : Ciro Cardoso
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Lumion 3D Cookbook

Lumion 3D Cookbook

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By: Ciro Cardoso
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Overview of this book

This book offers uses practical applications using recipes with step-by-step instructions and useful information to help you master how to produce professional architectural visualizations in Lumion. The cookbook approach means you need to think and explore how a particular feature can be applied in your project and perform the intended task. This book is written to be accessible to all Lumion users and is a useful guide to follow when becoming familiar with this cutting-edge real-time technology.This practical guide is designed for all levels of Lumion users who know how to model buildings in 3D and a basic understanding of Lumion, who want to enhance their skills to the next level.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Sections
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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Downloading the color images of this book
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1. Importing in Lumion
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1. Importing in Lumion
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Introduction
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Importing your own 3D models
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Importing animations from 3ds Max
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Navigating in Lumion
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Relocating your imported 3D models
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Reverting your last action
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Locking your 3D model's position
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Organizing your 3D world with layers
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Updating your imported 3D models
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Replacing an imported 3D model
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2. Placing the Content
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2. Placing the Content
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Introduction
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Placing 3D models
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Copying 3D models
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Removing 3D models
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Placing models on the terrain
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Placing multiple 3D models
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Randomizing the size of 3D models
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Configuring 3D models
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Placing 3D models accurately
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3. Manipulating and Controlling 3D Models
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3. Manipulating and Controlling 3D Models
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Introduction
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Selecting multiple 3D models
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Selecting different categories
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Transforming and selecting any 3D model
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Spacing multiple 3D models
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Aligning different 3D models' orientations
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Snapping multiple 3D models
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Randomizing 3D models' orientation
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Rotate on model
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Constraining the 3D model's rotation
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4. Constructing Your World
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4. Constructing Your World
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Introduction
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Shaping the terrain
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Configuring the terrain brushes
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Working with the Terrain menu
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Changing the landscape
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Painting the landscape
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Blending the 3D model with the terrain
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Working with heightmaps
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Adding water in Lumion
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Creating a seashore
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5. Controlling the Weather
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5. Controlling the Weather
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Introduction
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Defining the sun's direction
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Modifying the sun's settings
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Tweaking the shadows
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Tuning the skylight
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Adding soft shadows
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Configuring the global illumination
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Modifying and animating the clouds
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Setting up fog
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Making it rain and snow
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Controlling the wind
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Using the Sun study effect
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6. Working with Lumion Materials
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6. Working with Lumion Materials
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Introduction
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Rolling back materials
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Configuring materials
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Making the 3D model invisible
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Creating a realistic glass
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Saving materials
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Streaming water
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Glowing materials
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Adding realistic grass
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Improving reflections
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Correcting flickering
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7. Special Features
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7. Special Features
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Introduction
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Creating fire
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Adding fumes and vapors
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Placing fountains
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Falling leaves
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Adding text
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Using the clip plane
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Controlling effects in the Movie and Photo modes
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Checking effects in real time
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8. Getting Realism with Camera Effects
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8. Getting Realism with Camera Effects
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Introduction
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Using the Bloom effect
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Adding lens' errors
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Correcting the color
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Separating objects with DOF
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Simulating the Lens flare effects
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Using God rays
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Adding noise
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Isolating colors with Lumion
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Using the Vignette effect
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Sharpening your image
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9. Non-photorealistic Effects
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9. Non-photorealistic Effects
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Introduction
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Adding a Manga effect
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Using toon shading
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Painting your image
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Drawing with a pencil
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Painting with Watercolor
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Creating stills
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Using special formats
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Creating and combining different NPR effects
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10. Bringing Your World to Life
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10. Bringing Your World to Life
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Introduction
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Creating a camera path
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Changing clips
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Animating the 3D models
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Bringing people to life
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Controlling the camera
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Animating curved paths
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Animating the camera's focus
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Using motion blur
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Animating the layers
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Configuring the Near Clip Distance effect
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Animating effects
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11. Creating Videos
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11. Creating Videos
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Introduction
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Affecting individual clips
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Affecting the entire video
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Handling the clips
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Creating transitions
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Camera effects
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Using the Titles effect
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Framing and composition
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Adding sound
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12. Rendering
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12. Rendering
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Introduction
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Exporting videos
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Rendering individual clips
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Rendering stills
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Rendering an image sequence
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Broadcasting on TV
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Working with perspectives
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Rendering passes
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13. Lighting
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13. Lighting
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Introduction
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Using spotlights
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Previewing spotlights
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Configuring the properties of light
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Setting up shadows
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Tweaking the Global Illumination effect
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Using the Exposure effect
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Working with reflection control
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Adding soft shadows

In the previous recipes, we have been working entirely with hard shadows. The Sun in our 3D world can produce these hard shadows, and they are called by this name because they have strong and well-defined edges with less transition between illumination and the shadow. Soft shadows can be produced by the Sun in certain circumstances, and the sky, likewise, can create these diffused shadows with soft edges. Let's see how we can apply soft shadows to our project and how they can enrich the final look.

Getting ready

Before you start, you need to have some 3D models in your project to see the effect; make sure that these are at least of medium quality so that you can see the shadows. In any case, you can use one of the examples available in the Examples tab to see how soft shadows can boost an image or movie.

How to do it…

To add soft shadows to your project, perform the following steps:

  1. Select the Photo or Movie mode.

  2. Click on the New effect button and from the World tab, select...

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