Lumion for
Allplan rendering
Instantly transform your Allplan projects into atmospheric, lifelike renders
A more intuitive workflow
ALLPLAN is a global provider of BIM design software for the AEC industry with architectural solutions for achieving precise design and construction drawings.
With the addition of Lumion’s complete compatibility and real-time LiveSync functionality, it’s possible to create an instantaneous, time-saving workflow between your Allplan project and Lumion. View design changes immediately in Lumion’s detail-rich, lifelike world full of trees, people, textures, background context, and photorealistic lighting.
Sync the cameras between Allplan and Lumion for easy design reviews.
No rendering experience is required. Lumion is extremely intuitive and enjoyable to work with, allowing you to visualize your Allplan models with a striking level of beauty and photorealism.
With Lumion, you can model as you render, render as you model, and save time every step of the way!
How to use Allplan with Lumion
There are two ways to set up a fluid, reliable workflow between your Allplan project and Lumion.
Because of Lumion’s sweeping compatibility, you can simply export a 3D model from Allplan and then import that model into Lumion. When you make changes to the model in Allplan, you can simply hit the re-import button for seamless feedback and revision. Read here for the full import guidelines for Allplan.
The other option is to set up a real-time connection using Lumion LiveSync.
Lumion LiveSync
Real-time rendering for Allplan
With Lumion LiveSync for Allplan, you can visualize model changes instantly, explore your material choices with a lifelike level of photorealism, and even sync the camera views between both programs for easy design reviews.
Learn more about setting up LiveSync for Allplan here.
Lumion LiveSync real-time rendering for Allplan
With Lumion, we can finally show clients not only what the place is going to look like, but also what it will feel like.
John Goldwyn
Vice President at WATG
Bring your Allplan designs to life
There are many benefits of rendering with Lumion. Here are just a few:
✓ Easily recreate a project’s real-life context.
✓ Discover the largest built-in library of strikingly detailed nature items, furniture, decorations, people, and materials.
✓ Make all your building materials look and feel real with custom surface decals, weathering, edges, and more.
✓ View your design choices under beautifully accurate lighting and atmospheric conditions.
✓ Enjoy a fast, intuitive, and reliable workflow that saves time at any phase of a design’s development.
You can try Lumion with your own Allplan projects by signing up for the free 14-day trial.
Build a lifelike setting
Once you import your Allplan model, Lumion makes it easy to show your design in its future setting and communicate the vision behind your project.
You can effortlessly sculpt the real-life landscape around your design. Add objects to enrich the setting with people, trees, cars, furniture, and other context. Place a building in the mountains. Show a house on the oceanfront.
Anything you can imagine, you can create in Lumion.
Capture the perfect mood
Lumion also comes with dozens of powerful yet intuitive visualization effects.
A single click gives your project a mesmerizing sky. Make it rain or cover the ground in snow with the movement of a slider. You can even find a wide range of easy-to-use animation effects, allowing you to easily create architectural videos as part of your portfolio of services.
Render faster than ever before
Lumion incorporates cutting-edge rendering technology to help you create images quickly, at any point in the design process.
Whether you use visualizations for internal design reviews or for presenting to clients, Lumion allows you to render multiple images in an instant, from your desktop PC or even your laptop. Even at the last minute, Lumion is a tool you can rely on when you need fast results without compromising on quality.
*Model design by Marco Caccini.