What’s happening ladies and gentlemen,
this is Minh from Architecture Inspirations.
Today, I’m going to show you some tips and tricks
for using Lumion LiveSync in Sketchup. Let’s get started
So what is Lumion Livesync?
Lumion Livesync is a plugin
that lets you sync your Sketchup model to Lumion
so that you can work on both models simultaneously.
This feature is also available for Revit and Archicad
but I will focus on Sketchup in this video.
Let’s start with the Installation.
To install it, first open up your Sketchup model,
and go to the Extension Warehouse,
then search Lumion Livesync,
and download then Install it.
If you use Revit or Archicad then follow these links here.
Another way to install the plugin
is to open up a browser and go to this link
Then download the plugin.
And in Sketchup,
you can open the extension manager to install it.
Now that the plugin is installed, let’s launch it.
But first, we need to launch Lumion.
Next, I’m going to choose one of these scenes,
I’ll just choose this one
Then I want to set the windows side by side, so first,
I’m going to go to settings and exit Full Screen mode.
Now I can place the Lumion window on the right
and the Sketchup window on the left like so.
Then I can exit the settings in Lumion.
Now on the Lumion Livesync tool bar,
I can press this button here to start LiveSync.
As you can see, when you turn on the plugin,
it will automatically import the Sketchup model into Lumion.
And if you move the camera in Sketchup,
Lumion will automatically adopt the camera perspective.
If you have multiple monitors,
you can place the Sketchup window on one monitor,
and the Lumion window on the other monitor like so.
Or if you're doing a presentation,
you can place the Lumion window on the projector's screen
With Livesync,
you can make changes to your Sketchup model,
and it will update immediately in Lumion.
For example, I can move objects,
Or even hide and unhide objects.
And it will be reflected in Lumion
This makes your work easier and faster.
Instead of using Livesync on an existing model,
I can also start with a blank Sketchup model.
And then import components from the 3D warehouse like so.
After that, I can make changes
such as deleting these trees in Sketchup
and adding trees in Lumion
Or changing Sketchup materials to Lumion materials
to make it more realistic.
such as adding ivy on these walls
or changing the ground material
Also, any changes that I make to the materials in Sketchup,
will be reflected in Lumion as well.
Now let’s go back to my main model.
For this model, I actually worked on it already,
and I have a finished Lumion file saved here.
So I’m going to open it.
As you can see, it is not syncing anymore,
But since this model was synced
to the same Sketchup file with the same name,
I can just click here to restart Lumion Livesync.
And now it’s syncing again.
When you save the Sketchup model as a new file
under a different name,
it will also stop the Lumion Livesync function.
To reconnect the two models,
First you will need to start Livesync again.
When you do this, it will start syncing,
but there may be some error like this.
To fix it, select the imported model in Lumion
You can see that it’s disconnected
So just click this button here to reconnect it.
And there we go, now it’s syncing again
As mentioned before,
Lumion will automatically adopt Sketchup’s camera perspective.
A cool tip when using Livesync,
is that you can play with the field of view
to create interesting views.
First, click on the Zoom icon in Sketchup.
Now change the field of view by typing in a number.
For example, I can type in 60 and press enter
for a wider angle perspective
Or I can type in 1 and press enter
for a field of view that’s similar to a parallel perspective.
Pretty cool huh?
Another cool trick that helps your model look even better
is to build with effects
First, go to Photo in Lumion.
Now you can add any effects that you want here.
I’ll just click here and choose one of Lumion’s preset.
then I can click on this button here to Build with effects.
You can see that now the model looks even better in Lumion.
However, the Field of view seems a little off.
So let’s go back and double click this slider,
then change the field of view to 35
And press on this button again.
There we go!
I actually have created my own presets here
so I’m going to use them.
One is for day time,
and the other one is for night time.
Remember that you can always unsync the camera
by clicking this button here.
Now you can move around in Sketchup
without affecting the camera view in Lumion.
This is great for when you want to make changes in the model
while looking at the camera view of the final image.
And that’s how you can use Livesync
to make your work better and faster in Lumion.
That’s all for today guys,
leave a like if you enjoyed the video,
comment below if you have any questions.
Stay inspired guys, and I will see you,
next time ;)