Let us know what you think in the comments below! If you want to check out some of our speed models take a look at our YouTube channel here. Now that you know our secret to sync Sketchup with Lumion, let us know what other questions you may have! Our speed models usually focus on the rendering in Lumion because it’s more aesthetically appealing, but maybe we will include more behind the scenes looks in our future videos.

This is a great option if you are modeling, but we have noticed it can clip a lot of objects in the view. Turning it on will essentially keep whatever view you have in Sketchup in Lumion as well. There is also an option to start or stop camera synchronization. If you want to stop the live sync, just go to Sketchup and click on the “stop” button next to the LiveSync icon. If we switch back over to our Lumion model we can see that the ground plane is now gone.Įven before we do any rendering in Lumion you can tell what a difference there is in the quality of the renderings. Then we hit “ctrl” + “S” to save the model. To fix this, we switched over to Sketchup and deleted the ground. In our model, we noticed there was an issue with the grass interfering with the ground plane that was imported. Now go back to Lumion and your model should be automatically imported! Click on the button to begin the live sync and sync Sketchup with Lumion.

Next to the LiveSync icon in Sketchup, there is a play button.

With Sketchup open, go to “file” and select “save as.” Type the title of your model and hit “enter.” Before you can upload your model to Lumion you have to save the file. I find myself using the mountain scene often because it adds some detail to the horizon.įile > Save As. Once you have that done, open Lumion and select a background to use.

Lumion pro 9 capability with sketch up