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LA117 — Design Communication II — Lumion Education

Lumion Reference Cards

6 reference cards covering the Lumion Education workflow: LiveSync setup, materials, entourage, camera composition, Image FX, and animation output. Note: all cards reflect the Education version, which differs in some features from the Professional version.

How to use these cards: Lumion is a visual tool — the concepts matter more than memorizing menus. Read the concept, understand the goal, then explore the interface yourself. The settings are findable; knowing what you're trying to achieve and why it matters is what these cards are for.
01

Setup and Workflow

Card 01
Lumion Vocabulary and Interface
Lumion organizes your work into three modes. Understanding which mode does what prevents a lot of confusion.
Card 02
LiveSync — Connecting Rhino and Lumion
LiveSync is a live bridge between your Rhino model and Lumion. Changes in Rhino update in Lumion in real time.
02

Scene Building

Card 03
Materials in Lumion
Materials do two jobs: they make the model visually readable, and they communicate what the space is made of. Both matter.
Card 04
Entourage and Scene Population
An empty site looks like a diagram. An inhabited site looks like a design.
03

Output

Card 05
Camera, Image FX, and Still Output
The camera position is a design decision. The Image FX settings are a communication decision. Both require intention.
Card 06
Animation and Video Output
An animation is a sequence of design arguments made through time. Plan it before you start setting keyframes.
LA117 — Design Communication II — David Barbarash — Purdue University Lumion Reference Cards