LUMION | NOTES — oSCONTENT INTERFACE * SETTING * NAVIGATION ‘WEATHER LANDSCAPE * OBJECTS ‘MASS PLACEMENT CONTEXT MENU MASS MODE MATERIALS, * SAVING THE FILE RENDERING THE MODEL EFFECTS WALKTHROUGH RENDERING AND EFFECTS ©VR RENDERING. INTERFACE When you open the lumion, you will see this interface. Just click on any scene as per your preference, and you ate good to gol LaudINTERFACE i LAYERS, Cara PUNDSCArE PATER AL | Pose | SETTING yes in the setting «8 per your system IF the system is too slow then tun off the high quality terrain and ees Change editor quality to 2 editor resolution to create any difference in your end product Laud VIDEO + VR PANORAMA] SETTINGS # Settings BOBHeeNAVIGATION Keys to navigate- W - Front S- Back A- left D-Right Q-Up E- Down {you can also use the arrow keys for front, back, right, lef) To inctease the speed of navigation —Press key (q,w,e,a,3,d) with shift increase more speed —Press key (g,w,e.0,5,d) with shift clong with space bar reduce speed —Press key (q,w.e,0,5,d) with space b Right mouse fo scroll [zoom in and Middle wheel to orbit Psif you are familiar with the gaming commands the ndvigation will Be:too easy for youl AMOUNT OF WEATHER CLOUDS direction, height You can change the comount of clouds and also its type (Mostly used during Sa night mode to h SUN DIRECTION SUN HEIGHT “\BRIGHTNESS'OR TYPE OF CLOUDS place the lights! CLOUDS LANDSCAPE hrough it we can create my own landscape OCEAN height: we can increase or decrease the height of a landscape. You can change the brush size and speed to HEIGHT__ WATER Water: we can place water. It will be just of rectangular shape. we can click on delete command and then press on white icon to delete it ocean: we can tum on the ocean by clicking on power command. After tuming on we can change the turbidity, height, colour ete. to turn it off, just click on power command -paint: we can also paint a surface [First box it the one which is currently opplied fo all the surface. You can click on the second box and n change the material and the apply paint to the surface.) PAINT GRASS turn on the grass. Now you change the grass heigh!, wildness etc ply boxes, you can add flowers and pebbles to the grass. Important nok You connot do undo everywhere. In landscape you can do undo but up to an extent Fitst you will have to click the command end then the object {white circle] LaudOBJECTS M SELECT OBJECT = IMPORT ROTATE PLACE 5 OBJECT Helen CONTEXT MENU lumion comes with a vast variety of object library. Just click on a category. Then click on the object box. Select an object and then place i! on surface You can change the height, rotation, size and also move the object First click on command and then click on the white circle. You can delete an object by clicking on trash bin and then clicking on the object. Note- You can only do a editing in the object when you aren thaspecific category. [you cannat change a tree if you are in outdoor aption. Make sure far it you are on trees option only) Press Moverallt to copy Moves shift to make it move long same plane: MASS PLACEMENT For placing large number of objects click on mass placement. Now clickion one point click on other point and then you can place large no of objects, You can increase numb items, rotation, offset et You can click on plus iéon iofdd different variety of objects You can press control whi placing points to add more path While pressing control you can do mass placement around building, in roads (cars), parking ete Once you do mass placement, DONEIOK) you can press on tick mark {once 5 pressing tick you cannot undo it) ADD MORE OBJECT eTCONTEXT MENU Click on context menu and then click on an object. You will get two option: tion sransformation You can click on selection and then you can select things according to your need. You can sele same variety of objects or everything under the same category, you can also unselect them To deselect the object click on deselect option. You can also click on transformation and then you will have various option. You can place the object on ground or can lock it or can randomize the scale and orientation etc MASS MODE For selecting laige variety of objects of different category you can click on mass mode Now drag you mouse from one end to another. You can select all the object Even you can add filter by clicking nthe categories, now they won't be selected You can also selact a:certain items and then élick on group. In this way you can group the items To export the model, just click on export and then select the model (iF you are exporting a sketchup model, make sure you have saved itn lower version) changing the materials first place « model ea a Then click on material of the model which you wan a to change. Then you can see a dialogue box fo a A | maierial browser. You can select the material am ll In this way you can change the material of the FS Si |, so that there is no material clash in the 3 you properly add the material in th ble prop ek i | You can change the material properties by double 3993 clicking on material in material library. You can range the glossiness, scale, orientation, position Pte te Le | you can also add weathering, foliage in the material or can make i ve from material ek KK | properties. eat a-Le eer aes ee LaudSAVING THE PROJECT Always make sure you click on the the project in your system. herd Once saved, nex! tine insleod of clicking on mmm J, prememmecennyte save you can click on overwrite fo replace this file with the old one id nos (Make sure you sove It in proper intervals wo because once gone you can bring the project ee again) RENDERING THE SCENE You can click on photo icon for rendering the scene. You have to then set the view which you want fo render and then click on camera Saving the render. ADD EFFECTS To moke it look more realistic and beautiful, click on add effect (FX) option. cls are lke filler. You can change the sun position, height etc. you can add rain, fog, snow e'c, 10 ides by fillers, The most commen one used for rends aresun shadow, exposure, 2 poin perspective, sky and cloud;colour correction (you can,Use according Yo your project) SAVING THE PHOTO (RENDER) Saving the photo (render), Render current Shot ust click on render photo. You'will get the option of render current shot Desktop can save obin types: Email-its ender, takes less time, poor quality result Desktop-if you want to see the render just in your sysiem, then you go for it. Average Printwhen you want to take print for your a render, you can go for it Poster. best quality render but it tokes time LaudNIGHT RENDER render, first turn down the sun so that you can see the lights that you place. place the lights the area light change its length, death and height for proper view. Are the side also. You can also place the light fill in each room. Lave the line light and Then click on render and light wil help you to see spotlight according to your needs, Jer your night view (don’t forget to add effects) WALK THROUGH Click on movie icon Now click on record. Click on photos, novigate and ther make the video. After maki muliple video to forrn a mi ain click on photo in this way you con MOVIE LaudAdding animation to video. To add animation to video, first you will have to make a video. Then click on add effect. MOVE To make object move, you can click on move effect now click on edit and just move a object from one place to other. Mostly used to move humans or ‘animals in movie ADVANCE MOVE To make object move in your own time frame you can select advance move. Click on edit, select an object. Now move an object and change the time frame simultaneously. MASS MOVE. To add movement fo large number of objects like humans, cars etc. you. con use:mass move Just click on mass move effect. Click on skeich and draw therpast.of movement. Yu also change the direction, speed and also add a filter to the objects (the ones you déinot want to move just select that category and click on that) TIME WARP. in lumion every human and animal has is own animation. IF you want to set the specific animation at a specific time, just add a time effect. Change the time accordingly SKYDROP To drop an abject suddenly, you can use sky drop, Add sky drop choose the abject and change the dropping time accordingly. ANIMATE LIGHT COLOUR To switch on of off the light or just to change the light colour in video, just add a light colour. Alter adding light colour, just click on edit and select the lights Now change the RG B setting according to your light, click on key frame at a specific fime and change the value of R'G B , doit rapidly to see variation in video. ze “SUIS in = LaudSAVE THE WALKTHROUGH Click on render click /movie in respect to what you want just ¢ clip or a movie. Choose an output quality of min 3 star Choose frame per sec min 30 frames Click on render \VR Panorama Settings N VR Panorama render VR Panorama settngs Click on panorama option Sel the view and click store view point. You can add basic effects shadoweic Click on VR Panorama to ren Choose « vr app to view the photo. CD I@ Ps: the ones using android can download a wr media player for free Laud