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Verified reviewer
Architecture & Planning, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2022
Easiest and most complete rendering engine and 3D real time visualization software
We used this software daily for our presentations with customers and they got amazed as well, because if they needed to change something, we just did it in the meeting and they saw the new image immediately on Lumion.
PROSI keep getting amazed by how easy it is to render images on Lumion. You just import the model that you made in an external 3d modeling software and once inside Lumion, the magic starts by picking materials and inserting furniture, plants, select sky, etc. There is a wide variety of 3d models for furniture, people, plants, etc. The best part is that you can do all this in real time, as you move you see it rendered.
CONSYou will need a powerful computer to get the best results. But it is expected, not a surprise. Everything else is perfect.
Reason for choosing Lumion
Interface and learning curve.
Reasons for switching to Lumion
Faster and easier renders.
Tichaona Redemptor
Verified reviewer
Design, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2022
The only software needed for all kinds of design aspects.
Absolutely awesome.
PROSLumion is able to design anything that is in your imagination from houses cars to even a writing pen
CONSThere really is not much to say about Lumion that is negative besides the fact I have to be paying a subscription.
Reason for choosing Lumion
The price is good
Reasons for switching to Lumion
I had to give other product a try.
Andrea
Architecture & Planning, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed January 2020
Lumion amazing!
I use it often, I managed to manage both small and large projects very easily
PROSthe ease of use of this software makes it truly unique, lumion is very easy for visual render, it's amazing software
CONSI must say that there are no things that I did not like, I highly recommend lumion.This software is the best software visual render.
Shubhi
Verified reviewer
Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2023
Lumion the best real time render software out there?
Overall I was very pleased to use Lumion as its intuitive and fun to use.
PROSThe best thing about Lumion is that it is very easy to use in the beginning, anyone can start to render simple scenes without much effort. The component library is very huge, one of the biggest you can get in a software like this.
CONSIt is very expensive while we compare it to similar software. For professional grade quality you will have to invest more time and the system requirement to run Lumion is also high.
Fariz
Verified reviewer
Design, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2019
Ultimate Tool for 3D visualization and animation.
It saves time for creating superb animation walkthroughs/flythroughs and stunning images. It may be a bit of a learning curve but I would prefer Lumion to create animations compared to other 3d applications I have used over the years.
PROSIt saves time to create 3d environments around you model that you want to showcase, has realtime sun and night setting, creating oceans, landscapes, trees with ease which are pre-animated and according to physics. It renders faster than any other rendering plugin software and quality is even better. I can even create bokeh effects, depth of field, camera shakes and many more. What's cool is that you can create and populate the scene in real-time with effects like playing a video game. So you do not need to render every time you create a new effect just to see how it looks like. Saves time like a lot!
CONSLumion is NOT a modeling software. Your 3d models created are imported into the software and you populate the scene with its internal library. I find the internal library lacking models but Lumion keeps improving their 3d library in every new version released. Also, its interface can be confusing sometimes. This coming from experience using other 3d software which are far friendlier to use.
Paul
Verified reviewer
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2018
Great software for architects who like to work in a real time near photo-realistic environment.
A lot of great support and from all clients and people I work with. And I have control over my artist impressions, without the need for external visualization firms. And the designing process is much more fun working in a real-time environment.
PROSEasy to use, solid performance, great renders and extreme fast render times. I use Lumion from the very start of the designing process, and constantly switch between Archicad and Lumion. I show the renders to my clients, or share them on social media in every stage of the process. It's fun working with Lumion and it really gives my designing process a boost.
CONSImporting external materials (and their respective channels) could be better. It would be nice if all channels could be adjusted directly from within Lumion without a Photoshop detour.
Jessi
Verified reviewer
Architecture & Planning, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2018
MASS Design Group Review of Lumion - Landscape
We use Lumion to model out options to help us make design decisions, as well as doing renders and fly throughs that we can use to communicate with our clients (clients love it!) and the public. This software has become a standard in our office, and very much enjoyed by our staff.
PROSI value the ease of use, the speed, the realistic renders, the options for filters, light, finishes, the ability to have multiple files that can be live updated. We like using Lumion in landscape for testing/ modeling, as well as final renders. It allows us to look at opening day of a project, as well as future tree/ landscape maturity.
CONSThis may not be a concern for many users, but we do a lot of work in Rwanda/ Africa. The plant palette is not built out for species we use here. And some of the other generic plants do not look as realistic as much of the rest of Lumion. But really, in comparison to the overall utility of Lumion, it is a minor concern - does not stop us from using it!
Martin
Verified reviewer
Architecture & Planning, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2018
Lumion makes it possible to use rendering as a design tool and not only to show a finished product.
Using Lumion it is very easy to keep happy clients, any last minute changes doesn't take hours to process removing from the equation any additional services request to the client. Lumion also changed the way I write proposals, before, or when using traditional ray trace renderings, we would quote per image. Now with Lumion I think about it as scenes. Doing 1 or 3 renderings of the same scene is fairly easy. Clients love this approach.
PROSIt changed the way I tackle visualization, it is now easier to start renderings from the very beginning of the design process and use them to make design decisions and update them over and over. When you are done with the design you can finish the polished version of the renderings.
CONSI guess the main thing I dislike is the fact that you cant use more than one computer to render in a network. Also you cant use the software in more than one computer at the same time.
Mateusz
Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2023
Rating Lumion from employee eye
Beautiful lanscapes and all flora assets. Of course tempo of rendering high quality views is irreplaceable
CONSI don't have any issues with Lumion. Maybe selection of imported models could be easier eventually.
Andrada
Architecture & Planning, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2023
An honest review from an architect
The livesync plugin for archicad is working smoothly. It is very easy to use and it has nice texture library and a wide object library.
CONSIt consumes lots of memory. Can’t do separate settings for different scenes.
Reasons for switching to Lumion
Better quality and more range to customize
Vikash
Verified reviewer
Architecture & Planning, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2022
Why Lumion is the best rendering software out there.
Overall if you want the best and easiest rendering experience just go for it.
PROSIt has one of the biggest component library, its easy to use. The educational content to learn it also in abundance. And last but not the least is the rendering quality which is great.
CONSThe one thing that might be a con for an individual rather than a organisation is its pricing.
Reasons for switching to Lumion
The ease of use of Lumion.
hanady
Architecture & Planning, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2020
Easiest Rendering software
Lumion has a very simple interface to use. It provides great easy features for rendering like adding objects, lights, furniture, people etc. that do not affect the programs’ speediness. Changing the environmental conditions, weather and landscape, is easy to accomplish and interesting for the over whole rendering result without spending hours to do it. Photo and video rendering is much faster in lumion than any other software, which is very important especially when fast results are needed. Photo rendering effects (shadows, contrast, reflection, water…) create a more realistic render without difficulties and video rendering features are easy to use and give a remarkable outcome.
CONSLumion navigation is a bit hard and library could be richer in content and quality improved.
Jan-Pieter
Architecture & Planning, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2018
Lumion gives our company the ability to produce very quick quality renders and animations.
The ever so demanding clients asking us to show them almost instantly some renderings. Lumion helps us with that.
PROSThe speed of Lumion producing the wished output is tremendous. The effects stack presets are very welcome option.
CONSThe price is quite steep. User is not able to input his own render dimensions and it's not possible to seperate a face (or faces) from an object and attach another material/texture/color to it(them).
oubadji
Arts and Crafts, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed February 2020
Nice job, I hope for more success
It is a wonderful and fast program that does not cost much time, although there are some shortcomings. I wish for more success and development
PROSI like it very much ,Because it easy to use and I spend a lot of time , comparison with other programs .
CONSForms site that we import ,I cannot put it precisely in place I must put digital coordinates . It bothers me that he cannot model.
Mohamed
Verified reviewer
Architecture & Planning, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2023
Lumion can bring my 3D model to life
Lumion makes my Renders so Easy to bring it to life and helpful , you dont want to be Expert to use Lumion
PROSLumion can Export a High Defintion Images and Videos faster than any software else , thes save my time and money
CONSthe thing i dont like too much is how we move and scale in lumion
Francis Rod
Architecture & Planning, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
Lumion Review. The Best 3D Rendering Software
My overall experience in Lumion is extraordinary. It gave me a lot of good reviews and feedbacks for my designs from my clients. They were able to see a nice visualization and presentation of my designs. Not to mention you can create them within 10 to 15 minutes. Thanks to Lumion! Amazing product!
PROSI enjoy Lumion because it is a very user friendly 3D rendering software, you can create a masterpiece in just minutes. It has all you need to be able to create a stunning 3D visualization of your project. I love every feature of it from importing to exporting your project.
CONSThere is no bad thing about this software, everything is amazing!
Anonymous
1,001-5,000 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2019
Powerful rendering tool- Lumion
Overall, Lumion is the most powerful rendering tool to make animations with innovation to impress the clients and colleagues for Engineering professionals.
PROSWhen it comes to rendering, I always preferred Lumion. I familiarised with the Lumion during my final year project demonstration and it ended with the big round of applause. The detailing available in the Lumion is very handy and useful. The Library available for Lumion is very large and it is very useful when we create animations, data import and export, landscape design etc.
CONSThe big cons in Lumion is time consumption during a large rendering end product. It needs to be improved in the upcoming versions. Pricing for this software also a little bit high when comparing other markets available software.
leopoldo
Animation, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2019
Great software for animations
I have used this tool for almost 2 years and I think this is the best tool for rendering very quickly
PROSThis is a tool that I use for creating animations very quick, incredible rendering speed and awesome results for using vegetation that comes inside the software. Also it is very intuitive and easy to use
CONSThe quality of the render engine is not the same as others in the market, but the results can also be nice. Also you need good graphic card
Reasons for switching to Lumion
I wanted a faster tool for rendering rather than Vray
Matt
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2018
100% productivity, 50% work
Lumion revolutionize the visualization process for the modern designers. Streamline the trickiest rendering elements such as landscape, water, and animated objects into a seamless, simple workflow. Working in landscape architecture, you get to now focus on your design and less on thinking about what it might look like in real life.
CONSFurther customization at the level of types of leaves, trunks, colors of flowers would be helpful.
LEWIS
Verified reviewer
Architecture & Planning, 10,000+ employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2021
Must have software for rendering for all players in the built environment
Different materials one can render with the exteriors creating an amazing visualization Integration of the software with other softwares such as sketch up enabling importation of 3d models from the BIMs.This is critical for designers to enable rendering easily.
CONSLagging of the software especially with low performing computers
Reason for choosing Lumion
Easiness to master lumion
Sharan
Civil Engineering, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Best rendering software
It is the perfect product for realistic rendering and enhanced pictures of 3d models.
PROSVery useful to render designs. All 3d models can be rendered to a realistic-looking model. Real-looking pictures and videos can be rendered.
CONSIt needs a high-performance configuration system. Minimum 4GB graphics is required. And requires large space for installation.
Dileepa
E-Learning, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2020
One of the best effects software that I used
Highly recommended to make scenes for your design
PROSThe best software for the scenes for 3D modeling. Great quality of textures and great quality of scenes. The best feature of this software is landscaping and the rendering of walkthrough
CONSIt is better there were viewports for the axes when placing the objects
Budi
Design, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed September 2019
Lumion Review Funtion
it solves in a presentation so clients can see overall my of my design, but if theres a revision I have to back from zero but overall its good software actually.
PROSthe most I like about Lumion is easy to use and very friendly for beginner user so it doesn't take to long to learn about the software.
CONSit's a very heavy program and it takes a toll from my laptop VGA, and the resolution cant is changed only widescreen view.
Reasons for switching to Lumion
it's easy to use and very light to laptop very fast to render.
Jemima
Architecture & Planning, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed January 2023
Easy to use
I love it! It makes work very easy and it renders fast.
PROSIt is very easy to learn especially on your own.
CONSIt doesn't have a lot of options in terms of the library
Reasons for switching to Lumion
Revit renders were quite slow and images weren't as sharp as lumion
Sai Manideep
Verified reviewer
Retail, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2020
A quality program to create realistic renders
When you open this program, the minimal layout makes it very easier to use and once you get the gist of it, you can explore the multitude of options you can use to create your render.
PROSAn impressive and up-to-date software for both designers and architects, it renders very quickly so you can save a lot of time while it quietly renders in the background. The details of the renders such as animals are also very much appreciable and add a natural touch to the renders created by this software.
CONSThe animations could be much smoother and the controls for the animations could be more intuitive to use.