For the first time in the software's history, Lumion 2024 introduces a completely redesigned user interface. Moving away from the bright, stylized colors of previous versions, the new UI adopts a modern, dark-mode aesthetic.
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Lumion 2024 is a major software update focused on consolidating the transition to ray tracing as a core rendering option for architects and designers. It introduces significant performance improvements and deepens the integration of lifelike materials and nature objects into the ray tracing pipeline. Key New Features Lumion 2024
Enhanced Ray Tracing: Ray-traced rendering is now up to 5 times faster than in previous versions. It now fully supports nature elements (trees, plants) and landscape grass, providing more accurate lighting and shadows for outdoor scenes.
Advanced Material Properties: Includes fully ray-traced glass with colored glass shadows and improved subsurface scattering for translucent materials.
Expanded Asset Library: Over 2,200 new models have been added, including high-detail nature items, characters, and parallax interior scenes that add depth to buildings without heavy geometry. For the first time in the software's history,
Real-time De-noising: Introduces the NVIDIA Real-time Denoiser (NRD) to provide a clean, noise-free preview while working in ray-tracing mode.
Workflow Improvements: Features a new local space gizmo, improved material library previews, and the ability to import lights directly from certain CAD formats. Working with Text in Lumion 2024
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If you are currently using Lumion 2023, you might be wondering if the upgrade is worth the investment. Here is the raw comparison:
| Feature | Lumion 2023 | Lumion 2024 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Lighting Engine | Rasterization + Screen Space | Hybrid Ray Tracing + RTX DI | | Render Speed (4K) | 45 seconds | 28 seconds (Ray Tracing Off) | | Shadow Quality | Soft shadows (simulated) | Physically accurate penumbras | | Vegetation System | Static 2D/3D trees | Dynamic wind + leaf-level shadows | | VR Output | Basic panorama | Real-time VR walkthroughs | | AI Enhancer | Denoiser only | Generative fill & upscaling |
The single biggest leap is the Ray Traced Sunlight. In older versions, sun shafts (god rays) required volumetric fog hacks. In Lumion 2024, sunlight naturally illuminates dust particles in the air, creating atmospheric depth that is computationally cheap but visually stunning.